[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1223. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

        In section 7402, strike subsections (c) and (d) and insert 
     the following:
       (c) Emergency Connectivity Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Emergency 
     Connectivity Fund''.
       (2) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Emergency 
     Connectivity Fund for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
       (A) $7,171,000,000, to remain available until July 31, 
     2021, after which any amounts remaining in the Emergency 
     Connectivity Fund shall be deposited in the general fund of 
     the Treasury, for--
       (i) the provision of support under the covered regulations; 
     and
       (ii) the Commission to adopt, and the Commission and the 
     Universal Service Administrative Company to administer, the 
     covered regulations; and
       (B) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2030, for the Inspector General of the Commission to conduct 
     oversight of support provided under the covered regulations.
       (3) Limitation.--Not more than 2 percent of the amount made 
     available under paragraph (2)(A) may be used for the purposes 
     described in clause (ii) of such paragraph.
       (4) Relationship to universal service contributions.--
     Support provided under the covered regulations shall be 
     provided from amounts made available from the Emergency 
     Connectivity Fund and not from contributions under section 
     254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(d)).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced telecommunications and information services.--
     The term ``advanced telecommunications and information 
     services'' means advanced telecommunications and information 
     services, as such term is used in section 254(h) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)).
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (3) Connected device.--The term ``connected device'' means 
     a laptop computer, tablet computer, or similar end-user 
     device that is capable of connecting to advanced 
     telecommunications and information services.
       (4) Covered regulations.--The term ``covered regulations'' 
     means the regulations promulgated under subsection (a).
       (5) COVID-19 emergency period.--The term ``COVID-19 
     emergency period'' means a period that--
       (A) begins on the date of a determination by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public 
     health emergency exists as a result of COVID-19; and
       (B) ends on the June 30 that first occurs after the date 
     that is 1 year after the date on which such determination 
     (including any renewal thereof) terminates.
       (6) Eligible equipment.--The term ``eligible equipment'' 
     means the following:
       (A) Wi-Fi hotspots.
       (B) Modems.
       (C) Routers.
       (D) Devices that combine a modem and router.
       (E) Connected devices.
       (7) Eligible school or library.--The term ``eligible school 
     or library'' means an elementary school, secondary school, or 
     library (including a Tribal elementary school, Tribal 
     secondary school, or Tribal library) eligible for support 
     under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) that did not 
     receive funds under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) (or an 
     amendment made by that Act) or the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) (or an 
     amendment made by that Act).
       (8) Emergency connectivity fund.--The term ``Emergency 
     Connectivity Fund'' means the fund established under 
     subsection (c)(1).
       (9) Library.--The term ``library'' includes a library 
     consortium.
       (10) Wi-fi.--The term ``Wi-Fi'' means a wireless networking 
     protocol based on Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
     Engineers standard 802.11 (or any successor standard).
       (11) Wi-fi hotspot.--The term ``Wi-Fi hotspot'' means a 
     device that is capable of--
       (A) receiving advanced telecommunications and information 
     services; and
       (B) sharing such services with a connected device through 
     the use of Wi-Fi.
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