113 S1766 IS: USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 U.S. Senate 2013-11-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II113th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1766IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 21, 2013Ms. Ayotte introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo provide for the equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013.

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Distribution of Universal Service funds

Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following:(m)

Distribution of Universal Service funds

(1)

In general

Not less than 75 percent of all amounts collected by providers of interstate telecommunications from consumers in a rural State for the purpose of making contributions under subsection (d) shall be allocated to the provision of universal service to consumers in that rural State.(2)

Rural State

In this subsection, the term rural State means a State in which the total population density is not more than 200 people per square mile, as determined by the latest available decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code.(3)

Amounts collected

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an increase in amounts collected by providers of interstate telecommunications from consumers for the purpose of making contributions under subsection (d)..