[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9450 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9450

  To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ACCESS 
 BROADBAND Act to provide for improvements to the broadband Deployment 
    Locations Map of the Federal Communications Commission and the 
       broadband infrastructure funding database of the National 
   Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2024

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ACCESS 
 BROADBAND Act to provide for improvements to the broadband Deployment 
    Locations Map of the Federal Communications Commission and the 
       broadband infrastructure funding database of the National 
   Telecommunications and Information Administration, 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 ``Provide Rigorous Oversight To 
Optimize Connectivity and Offset Latency Act'' or the ``PROTOCOL Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO FCC BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS MAP AND NTIA 
              BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING DATABASE.

    (a) Additional Data Elements.--
            (1) FCC map.--Section 60105(d) of the Infrastructure 
        Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(d)) is amended by 
        striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) allows users to manipulate the Deployment Locations 
        Map to identify, search, and filter broadband infrastructure 
        deployment projects by--
                    ``(A) the Federal agency of jurisdiction;
                    ``(B) the program title;
                    ``(C) the network type, including wired, 
                terrestrial fixed, wireless, mobile, and satellite 
                broadband infrastructure deployment;
                    ``(D) the name of the entity receiving support to 
                deploy the broadband infrastructure;
                    ``(E) whether the entity receiving support to 
                deploy the broadband infrastructure is--
                            ``(i) a private, for-profit entity;
                            ``(ii) a nonprofit organization;
                            ``(iii) a public-private partnership;
                            ``(iv) a public utility;
                            ``(v) a private utility;
                            ``(vi) a public utility district;
                            ``(vii) a government entity;
                            ``(viii) a cooperative;
                            ``(ix) a Tribal entity; or
                            ``(x) a type of entity not listed in 
                        clauses (i) through (ix);
                    ``(F) the amount of Federal funding awarded;
                    ``(G) whether any non-Federal matching funds were 
                contributed, and, if so, the amount of such funds;
                    ``(H) the duration timeline, including the dates of 
                a project's beginning and ending, or anticipated 
                beginning or ending date;
                    ``(I) the total number of locations to which a 
                project makes service available; and
                    ``(J) minimum required download and upload 
                speeds;''.
            (2) NTIA database.--Section 903(c)(2)(A) of the ACCESS 
        BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Office'' and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Office''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Data elements.--For any Federal 
                        broadband support program or Universal Service 
                        Fund Program that provides support for 
                        broadband infrastructure deployment, the 
                        database required by clause (i) shall include 
                        the data described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                        section 60105(d) of the Infrastructure 
                        Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(d)).''.
    (b) Definitions of Federal Broadband Support Program and Broadband 
Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--Section 903(g) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act 
        (47 U.S.C. 1307(g)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
                following:
                    ``(H) The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment 
                Program established under section 60102 of the 
                Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
                1702).'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Broadband infrastructure.--The term `broadband 
        infrastructure' has the meaning given such term in section 
        60105(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 
        U.S.C. 1704(a)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 903 of the ACCESS 
        BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``broadband deployment'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``broadband infrastructure 
                deployment''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by this 
                section) of subsection (g), by striking ``broadband'' 
                and inserting ``broadband infrastructure''.
    (c) Coordination Between FCC and NTIA.--Section 60105(g) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Nonduplication'' and 
        inserting ``Nonduplication; Coordination''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Commission 
        and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
        Information shall coordinate with each other to ensure 
        consistency between, and accuracy in, the Deployment Locations 
        Map and the central database required by subsection (c)(2)(A) 
        of such section.''.
    (d) State Reporting.--
            (1) Data relating to federal programs.--Not later than 1 
        year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
        thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall transmit to each 
        State a request for the State to submit to the Assistant 
        Secretary a report, with respect to the 1-year period 
        immediately preceding the report date, that--
                    (A) lists the locations at which broadband service 
                was made available using broadband infrastructure 
                deployed with support provided through any covered 
                Federal award received by the State; and
                    (B) lists any subgrants or other awards made by the 
                State to other entities of support provided through a 
                covered Federal award received by the State, and the 
                locations at which broadband service will be made 
                available using broadband infrastructure deployed with 
                such support.
            (2) Data relating to state programs.--In requesting a State 
        to submit a report under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary 
        shall request the State to include in the report, with respect 
        to the 1-year period immediately preceding the report date--
                    (A) a list of the locations at which broadband 
                service was made available using broadband 
                infrastructure deployed with support provided through a 
                program established by the State; and
                    (B) a list of any awards of support for the 
                deployment of broadband infrastructure made by the 
                State through a program established by the State, and 
                the locations at which broadband service will be made 
                available using broadband infrastructure deployed with 
                such support.
            (3) Transmission by ntia to fcc.--Not later than 45 days 
        after receiving a report from a State in response to a request 
        under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall transmit the 
        report to the Commission.
            (4) Inclusion in fcc map and ntia database.--
                    (A) FCC map.--Section 60105(d) of the 
                Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
                1704(d)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
                this section, is further amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (4), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) incorporates the data in the State reports 
        transmitted to the Commission by the Assistant Secretary of 
        Commerce for Communications and Information under section 2(d) 
        of the PROTOCOL Act.''.
                    (B) NTIA database.--Section 903(c)(2)(A) of the 
                ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(c)(2)(A)), as 
                amended by the preceding provisions of this section, is 
                further amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Data submitted by states.--The 
                        database required by clause (i) shall 
                        incorporate the data in the State reports 
                        submitted to the Assistant Secretary under 
                        section 2(d) of the PROTOCOL Act.''.
    (e) Required Use of FCC Map by Federal Agencies; Outreach by FCC.--
Section 60105 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
1704) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Required Use of Map by Federal Agencies; Outreach by FCC.--
            ``(1) Required use.--Each Federal agency providing funding 
        for broadband infrastructure deployment shall use the 
        Deployment Locations Map in making an award of any such 
        funding.
            ``(2) Outreach.--The Commission shall conduct outreach to 
        each Federal agency providing funding for broadband 
        infrastructure deployment to ensure that such agency is aware 
        of--
                    ``(A) the requirement of subsection (e)(2) to 
                report relevant data to the Commission; and
                    ``(B) the requirement of paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection to use the Deployment Locations Map in 
                making an award of such funding.''.
    (f) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--In this section:
                    (A) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband 
                infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in 
                section 60105(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
                Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(a)).
                    (B) Broadband service.--The term ``broadband 
                service'' has the meaning given the term ``broadband 
                internet access service'' in section 8.1(b) of title 
                47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
                regulation.
                    (C) Covered federal award.--The term ``covered 
                Federal award'' means any award made under a covered 
                Federal program, to the extent such award provides 
                support for broadband infrastructure deployment.
                    (D) Covered federal program.--The term ``covered 
                Federal program'' means any of the following:
                            (i) A Federal broadband support program.
                            (ii) A Universal Service Fund Program.
                    (E) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of 
                the United States, the District of Columbia, and each 
                commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
                States.
            (2) Terms defined in access broadband act.--In this 
        section, the terms ``Assistant Secretary'', ``Commission'', 
        ``Federal broadband support program'', and ``Universal Service 
        Fund Program'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
        903(g) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(g)).
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