[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1252 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1252

     To terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communications 
     Commission that requires providers of telecommunications and 
information services to provide such services for schools and libraries 
                         at a discounted rate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2003

 Mr. Tancredo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communications 
     Commission that requires providers of telecommunications and 
information services to provide such services for schools and libraries 
                         at a discounted rate.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``E-Rate Termination Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DISCOUNT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B);
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``elementary and secondary 
                        school classrooms,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, and libraries''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``public 
                institutional telecommunications users'' and inserting 
                ``health care providers'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``public institutional 
        telecommunications user'' and inserting ``health care 
        provider'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, is a school'' and all 
        that follows through ``Act''; and
            (5) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (A).
    (b) Universal Service Principles.--Section 254(b)(6) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(b)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Schools, Health 
        Care, and Libraries'' and inserting ``Health Care''; and
            (2) by striking ``Elementary and secondary schools and 
        classrooms, health care providers, and libraries'' and 
        inserting ``Health care providers''.
    (c) Special Services.--Section 254(c)(3) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``schools, 
libraries, and''.
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