[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1139 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1139

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect low-income Lifeline 
 subscribers by mandating a continuing role for States in designating 
eligible telecommunications carriers for participation in the Universal 
                Service program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

  Mr. Cramer 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 protect low-income Lifeline 
 subscribers by mandating a continuing role for States in designating 
eligible telecommunications carriers for participation in the Universal 
                Service program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Preserving State Commission 
Oversight Act of 2017'' or the ``PSC Oversight Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LIFELINE BROADBAND PROVIDERS.

    (a) No Force or Effect.--On and after the date of enactment of this 
Act, paragraph (j) of section 54.201 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall have no force or effect.
    (b) Removal From Rules.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
amend section 54.201 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, by 
striking paragraph (j).
    (c) State Duty To Designate Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.--
Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act or in the 
        Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 
        56) may be construed as modifying or effectively limiting the 
        jurisdiction of any State commission to designate an eligible 
        telecommunications carrier under this subsection.''.
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