Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1693 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1693

To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2019

  Mr. Lujan (for himself, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Haaland) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. E-RATE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL BUS WI-FI.

    (a) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a 
        rulemaking to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school 
        buses eligible for support under the E-rate program of the 
        Commission set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            (2) Eligible recipients.--Notwithstanding section 
        254(h)(1)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        254(h)(1)(B)), the Commission shall provide in the rulemaking 
        under paragraph (1) for State educational agencies, educational 
        service agencies, and local educational agencies to be eligible 
        to receive the support described in such paragraph.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (2) School bus.--The term ``school bus'' means a passenger 
        motor vehicle that is--
                    (A) designed to carry a driver and not less than 5 
                passengers; and
                    (B) used significantly to transport--
                            (i) children enrolled in an early childhood 
                        education program to or from such program or an 
                        event related to such program; or
                            (ii) students enrolled in an elementary 
                        school or secondary school to or from such 
                        school or an event related to such school.
            (3) Terms defined in elementary and secondary education act 
        of 1965.--The terms ``early childhood education program'', 
        ``educational service agency'', ``elementary school'', ``local 
        educational agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State 
        educational agency'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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