3.0.0 592 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-03-04 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-04T19:35:32Z 2021-03-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-03-04 True Science, Technology, Communications Educational technology and distance education Emergency communications systems Government trust funds Health technology, devices, supplies Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Poverty and welfare assistance Radio spectrum allocation Rural conditions and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-06T18:38:01Z Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Broadband Reserve Fund into which the proceeds from certain spectrum auctions must be deposited.

The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration may use the amounts in the fund if Congress specifically authorizes the spending.

The bill also expresses the sense of Congress regarding the purposes for which amounts in the fund should be used, including (1) broadband deployment to unserved areas, (2) distance and remote learning, (3) securing the telecommunications supply chain, and (4) telehealth technologies.

]]> Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021 Display Title Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a reserve fund for the proceeds of the C-band auction conducted by the Federal Communications Commission. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s592is/xml/BILLS-117s592is.xml 2021-03-04 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.