[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1712 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1712

    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt providers of 
   broadband Internet access service from Federal universal service 
                             contributions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2015

 Mr. Mooney of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt providers of 
   broadband Internet access service from Federal universal service 
                             contributions.

    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 ``Freedom from Internet Tax Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF BROADBAND PROVIDERS FROM FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE 
              CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Every'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Every''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exemption for providers of broadband internet access 
        service.--This subsection does not apply to a person engaged in 
        the provision of broadband Internet access service (as defined 
        in the rules adopted in the Report and Order on Remand, 
        Declaratory Ruling, and Order that was adopted by the 
        Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15-24)), insofar as such 
        person is so engaged.''.
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