[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1271 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1271

     Of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of 
    Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to 
                           broadband service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

 Mr. Hudson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of 
    Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to 
                           broadband service.

    Resolved, That the President of the United States is requested to 
transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, 
record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence 
(electronic or otherwise), or other communication in his possession, or 
any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call 
log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication, 
that refers or relates to the following:
            (1) Communication or coordination between the personnel of 
        the Executive Office of the President and the personnel of the 
        National Telecommunications and Information Administration with 
        respect to--
                    (A) the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot 
                Program established under section 902 of division N of 
                the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
                116-260; 47 U.S.C. 1306);
                    (B) the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program 
                established under section 905(c) of the Consolidated 
                Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 47 U.S.C. 
                1306), and any amendments made to such program under 
                section 60201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
                Act (Public Law 117-58);
                    (C) the Broadband Infrastructure Program 
                established under section 905(d) of the Consolidated 
                Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 47 U.S.C. 
                1306);
                    (D) the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment 
                Program established under section 60102(b) of the 
                Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
                58; 47 U.S.C. 1702), including any communication or 
                coordination relating to--
                            (i) the definition of reliable broadband 
                        service;
                            (ii) rate regulation;
                            (iii) the definition of unserved areas that 
                        may be served by fixed wireless using 
                        unlicensed spectrum; and
                            (iv) use of the maps of the Federal 
                        Communications Commission, as required by 
                        section 802(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 
                        1934 (47 U.S.C. 642(c)(2)) in order to make 
                        funding determinations;
                    (E) the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program 
                established under section 60304 of the Infrastructure 
                Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 47 U.S.C. 
                1723);
                    (F) the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program 
                established under section 60305 of the Infrastructure 
                Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 47 U.S.C. 
                1724); or
                    (G) the program established under section 60401(c) 
                of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
                Law 117-58; 47 U.S.C. 1741) to make grants available 
                for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of 
                middle mile infrastructure.
            (2) Communication or coordination between the personnel of 
        the Office of Vice President and the personnel of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration and the 
        personnel of the Federal Communications Commission relating to 
        Federal broadband policy since the President's announcement on 
        April 28, 2021, to a joint session of Congress that he asked 
        Vice President Kamala Harris to lead efforts to close the 
        digital divide.
            (3) Communication or coordination between the personnel of 
        the Executive Office of the President and the personnel of 
        National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the 
        Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Education, 
        or the Department of Agriculture relating to overlap or 
        duplication, or the potential for overlap or duplication, among 
        programs that support broadband.
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