[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2666 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 431
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2666


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2016

                                Received

                             April 20, 2016

                          Read the first time

                             April 21, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the 
          rates charged for broadband Internet access service.

    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 ``No Rate Regulation of Broadband 
Internet Access Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF BROADBAND RATES PROHIBITED.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal 
Communications Commission may not regulate the rates charged for 
broadband Internet access service.

SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the authority of 
the Commission to--
            (1) condition receipt of universal service support under 
        section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) 
        by a provider of broadband Internet access service on the 
        regulation of the rates charged by such provider for the 
        supported service;
            (2) enforce subpart Y of part 64 of title 47, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (relating to truth-in-billing 
        requirements); or
            (3) enforce section 8.9 of title 47, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (relating to paid prioritization).

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    For purposes of this Act, broadband Internet access service shall 
not be construed to include data roaming or interconnection.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Broadband internet access service.--The term 
        ``broadband Internet access service'' has the meaning given 
        such term 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).
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (3) Rate.--The term ``rate'' means the amount charged by a 
        provider of broadband Internet access service for the delivery 
        of broadband Internet traffic.
            (4) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' or ``regulate'' 
        means, with respect to a rate, the use by the Commission of 
        rulemaking or enforcement authority to establish, declare, or 
        review the reasonableness of such rate.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 431

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2666

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the 
          rates charged for broadband Internet access service.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 21, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar