[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3501 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3501

To require the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress 
 a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2016

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress 
 a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans.

    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 ``Improving Broadband Access for 
Veterans Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PROMOTING BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE FOR 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access 
service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans 
residing in rural areas. In such report, the Commission shall--
            (1) examine such access and how to promote such access; and
            (2) provide findings and recommendations for Congress with 
        respect to such access and how to promote such access.
    (c) Public Notice and Opportunity To Comment.--In preparing the 
report required by subsection (b), the Commission shall provide the 
public with notice and an opportunity to comment on broadband Internet 
access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and 
veterans residing in rural areas, and how to promote such access.
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