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[H.R. 1291 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 335
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1291

                          [Report No. 106-615]

   To prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet service 
                   providers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1999

   Mr. Upton (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
 Bilbray, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, 
  Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Mica, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Shows, 
Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. LoBiondo, 
Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Emerson, 
  Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
Stearns, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
 Nethercutt, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
Kolbe, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Packard, 
 Mr.  Linder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
Ose, Mr. Camp, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
 Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. 
 Scarborough) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

                              May 12, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Wise, Mr. Largent, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
Forbes, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Holt, 
   Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Wu, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Green of 
   Texas, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
 Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Knollenberg, 
  Mr. McGovern, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
 Ehlers, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
   Smith of Washington, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Barton of 
Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Borski, Mrs. 
 Fowler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hall of 
Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Larson, 
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
 Rush, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
 Cook, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Paul, 
 Ms. Granger, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Meeks of 
                                New York

                              May 12, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet service 
                   providers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Access Charge 
Prohibition Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that Internet 
information services will continue to be deployed as rapidly and 
efficiently to as many Americans as possible by preventing the Federal 
Communications Commission from applying interstate access charges to 
providers of Internet services.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ACCESS CHARGES ON INTERNET SERVICE 
              PROVIDERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
254) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) Prohibition of Access Charges on Internet Service 
Providers.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4) or (d) or any other 
provision of this section, the Commission shall not impose on any 
interactive computer service (as such term is defined in section 
230(e)) or other information service provider any access charge for the 
support of universal service that is based on a measure of the time 
that telecommunications services are used in the provision of such 
interactive computer service or information service.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Access Charge Prohibition 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CHARGES ON PROVIDERS OF INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.

    Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Prohibition of Charges on Internet Service Providers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4) or (d) 
        or any other provision of this title, the Commission shall not 
        impose on any provider of Internet access service (as such term 
        is defined in section 231(e)) any contribution for the support 
        of universal service that is based on a measure of the time 
        that telecommunications services are used in the provision of 
        such Internet access service.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall preclude the Commission from imposing access charges on 
        the providers of Internet telephone services, irrespective of 
        the type of customer premises equipment used in connection with 
        such services.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 335

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1291

                          [Report No. 106-615]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet service 
                   providers, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 12, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed