[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 781 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 781

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of cable 
    service and telephone service to charge veterans' organizations 
      residential rates for such services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2021

 Mr. Van Drew 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 require providers of cable 
    service and telephone service to charge veterans' organizations 
      residential rates for such services, 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 ``Veterans' Telecommunication 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL RATES FOR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 723 RESIDENTIAL RATES FOR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--A provider of a covered service shall charge a 
veterans' organization for a covered service delivered to the property 
at which the organization primarily operates the rate that the provider 
would charge for the service if the organization were an individual or 
household residing at the property, if the rate is less than the rate 
that the provider would charge the organization for the service without 
regard to this section.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered service.--The term `covered service' means--
                    ``(A) a cable service; and
                    ``(B) a voice service (as defined in section 
                227(e)(8)), except for a commercial mobile service (as 
                defined in section 332(d)).
            ``(2) Veterans' organization.--The term `veterans' 
        organization' means any organization recognized by the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 5902 of title 
        38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 723 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to covered services 
(as such term is defined in such section) provided on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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