[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4884 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4884

   To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to place an annual cap on 
     support provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal 
Communications Commission and to provide for certain other requirements 
                       relating to such program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2016

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia 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 place an annual cap on 
     support provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal 
Communications Commission and to provide for certain other requirements 
                       relating to such program.

    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 ``Controlling the Unchecked and 
Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016'' or the ``CURB Lifeline 
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE LIFELINE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Part II of title II of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 254 
the following:

``SEC. 254A. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE LIFELINE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Annual Cap on Support.--The total amount of support that may 
be provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission in any 
calendar year may not exceed $1,500,000,000.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Subsidy of Devices.--Support provided through 
the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to any amount 
charged to a consumer for the sale, lease, or other provision of a 
mobile telephone or similar device.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Voice-Only Mobile Service.--Support provided 
through the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to 
mobile service if the service offering is limited to voice 
communications service.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--Section 254A of the Communications Act of 
1934, as added by subsection (a), shall apply as follows:
            (1) Subsection (a) of such section shall apply beginning 
        with calendar year 2017.
            (2) Subsection (b) of such section shall apply beginning on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Subsection (c) of such section shall apply beginning on 
        the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
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