Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1162
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-03-30
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Geography and mapping

Government information and archives

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program by requiring a portion of program funds to be reallocated using an updated version of the National Broadband Map. (The map identifies areas that lack access to broadband internet; the Federal Communications Commission is responsible for creating and periodically updating the map.)</p> <p>The BEAD Program is managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and provides funds to states and territories for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects. Current law allocates the majority of BEAD funds based on the share of locations in a given state or territory that the National Broadband Map designates as unserved by broadband internet. Current law also provides for the release of BEAD funds in stages; generally, a state or territory receives 20% of its funds after the NTIA approves its initial proposal for using the funds and the remaining funds after the NTIA approves its final proposal.</p> <p>Under this bill, after distributing BEAD funds for initial proposals, the NTIA must reallocate the remaining funds using the most current version of the National Broadband Map and distribute those funds based on the reallocation.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1162 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2023 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Thune ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ensure that broadband maps are accurate before funds are allocated under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program based on those maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act of 2023 . 2. Ensuring accuracy of broadband maps before allocation of funds based on maps Section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Reallocation after update to maps (A) In general Two hundred and ten days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary allocates amounts to an eligible entity under paragraph (1) or (3), the Assistant Secretary shall— (i) repeat the calculation required under subparagraph (B) of the applicable paragraph based on the most current versions of the broadband DATA maps; and (ii) adjust the allocation under the applicable paragraph as necessary based on the recalculation under clause (i). (B) Use of reallocation in calculating final disbursement (i) Final disbursement timing The Assistant Secretary may not make grant funds available to an eligible entity under subsection (e)(4) until the Assistant Secretary has complied with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (ii) Use of reallocation If the Assistant Secretary adjusts the allocation to an eligible entity under this subsection pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Assistant Secretary shall use the adjusted allocation to determine the amount of grant funds that remain to be made available to the eligible entity under subsection (e)(4). ; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (ii) by striking On or after and inserting the following: (A) In general On or after ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notice of recalculated allocation On or after the date on which the Assistant Secretary adjusts the allocation to an eligible entity under subsection (c)(4), the Assistant Secretary shall issue a notice to the eligible entity that contains the adjusted amount available to the eligible entity under subsection (c). ; and (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking approvals and inserting approves ; and (II) by inserting (subject to paragraph (4) of that subsection) after subsection (c) ; (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(III), by inserting (subject to paragraph (4) of that subsection) after subsection (c) ; and (iii) in subparagraph (E)(ii)(III), by inserting (subject to paragraph (4) of that subsection) after subsection (c) .