3.0.0 4619 2023-01-11T13:16:37Z 2023-01-11T13:16:37Z House H HR 2010-02-09 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2010-02-22T16:40:55Z Referred to 2010-02-09T17:30:45Z 2010-02-22 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2010-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 N C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2010-02-09 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2010-02-09 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2010-03-25 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2010-04-20 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Books and print media Computers and information technology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Higher education Inflation and prices Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Preschool education Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2010-02-09 Introduced in House 2010-02-17T20:33:14Z E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a five-year pilot program which distributes funding to secondary schools participating in the E-Rate program (which provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries) so that they can provide residential broadband service vouchers to students who are eligible to participate in the school lunch program and have a computer at home.

Includes community colleges and Head Start agencies in the E-Rate program. Directs the FCC to implement a pilot program that, for the five years following this Act's enactment, is the exclusive source of federal funding for broadband equipment and services for community colleges and Head Start agencies.

Requires the FCC to implement a four-year pilot program that allows secondary schools that are eligible for the highest percentage discounted rates under the E-Rate program to apply for meaningfully discounted services and technologies for the use of electronic books.

Directs the FCC to: (1) develop and implement policies and procedures to streamline and simplify the E-Rate program application process; and (2) complete the proceeding to revise the E-Rate program funding cap so that the cap accounts for inflation.

]]> E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 Display Title E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a pilot program to bridge the digital divide by providing vouchers for broadband service to eligible students, to increase access to advanced telecommunications and information services for community colleges and head start programs, to establish a pilot program for discounted electronic books, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4619ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4619ih.xml 2010-02-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.