[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2643

    To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a 
challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage 
                                 data.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a 
challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage 
                                 data.

    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 ``Broadband Mapping After Public 
Scrutiny Act of 2019'' or the ``Broadband MAPS Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF BROADBAND SERVICE COVERAGE DATA.

    (a) Rulemaking.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to 
establish a challenge process to collect and use fixed and mobile 
broadband service coverage data submitted to the Commission by private 
entities and State, local, and Tribal government entities to verify 
fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data reported to the 
Commission by fixed and mobile broadband service providers.
    (b) Data Submission Standards.--The process established under 
subsection (a) shall include uniform standards for data submitted 
through such process to ensure consistent and accurate reporting 
methods.
    (c) Data Validation.--The process established under subsection (a) 
shall include an evidence-based method to validate the accuracy of data 
submitted through such process.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        153).
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