116 HR 4227 IH: Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act U.S. House of Representatives 2019-09-06 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.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4227IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 6, 2019Mr. McEachin (for himself, Mr. Long, Mr. Loebsack, and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act or the MAPS Act.

2.

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Broadband internet access service

The term broadband internet access service has the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2)

Commission

The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3)

Provider

The term provider means a provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access service. (4)

Quality of service

The term quality of service means information regarding offered download and upload speeds and latency of a provider’s broadband internet access service as determined by and to the extent otherwise collected by the Commission.

3.

Enforcement

(a)

In general

It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully, knowingly, or recklessly submit broadband internet access service coverage information or data to the Commission for the purposes of compiling a broadband coverage map that is inaccurate with respect to the availability or quality of service of broadband internet access service. (b)

Penalty

Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to an appropriate penalty, as determined by the Commission, under— (1)the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), including section 501 of that Act (47 U.S.C. 501); and (2)the rules of the Commission. (c)

Effective date

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to broadband internet access service coverage information or data that is submitted to the Commission on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2)

Quality of service information or data

To the extent broadband internet access service coverage information or data relates to quality of service, subsection (a) shall apply with respect to information or data that is submitted on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.