3.0.0 1023 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T20:21:18Z Computer and Internet Access Equity Act 117 2201 HR 2021-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2021-03-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1828-1830) IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-25 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Assault and harassment offenses Community life and organization Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Income tax credits Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Poverty and welfare assistance Right of privacy Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-15T14:48:52Z Computer and Internet Access Equity Act

This bill increases broadband service support for low-income consumers, establishes a grant program to provide internet safety education or training, and provides a tax credit for certain computer and education costs.

Specifically, the bill modifies the broadband service support program known as Lifeline, which assists low-income consumers with access to telecommunications and broadband services, to (1) increase the amount of the payments that a provider of Lifeline services may receive for each low-income consumer to whom the provider supplies such services, (2) allow consumers with higher incomes to qualify for participation in the program, and (3) allow a broadband service provider to receive Lifeline support for providing such service to a low-income consumer without being designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier.

The bill also requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a grant program to develop and implement internet education and training programs for low-income individuals.

Further, the bill provides a refundable tax credit, not to exceed $2,000 ($4,000 in the case of a joint return) in a taxable year or $10,000 in a lifetime ($20,000 in the case of a joint return), for amounts paid or incurred for computers, printers, and other education-related technology. The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of such credit to eligible individuals.

]]> Computer and Internet Access Equity Act Display Title Computer and Internet Access Equity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide tax credits to low- to moderate-income individuals for certain computer and education costs, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to modify the requirements for the Lifeline program to provide increased support, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Computer and Internet Access Equity Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1023is/xml/BILLS-117s1023is.xml 2021-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1828-1830) 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.