3.0.0 277 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-02 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-02T17:23:56Z 2017-02-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-28T20:43:42Z Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to:

  • provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced and next-generation telecommunications services in rural areas, the advancement of universal service principles for nationwide access to affordable and quality telecommunications and information services, and other policies relating to telecommunications in rural areas;
  • define what constitutes a rural area that has access to telecommunications and information technologies and services in accordance with universal service principles; and
  • advise on the impact of FCC agenda items on the provision of such services in rural areas.
]]> Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 Display Title Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s277is/xml/BILLS-115s277is.xml 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.