[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2148. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 2191, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 2192, line 12, and insert the following:
       (b) Notice of Inquiry.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate 
     a notice of inquiry examining obstacles to equal access to 
     broadband internet access service, taking into account the 
     issues of technical and economic feasibility presented by 
     that objective, including--
       (1) preventing digital discrimination of access based on 
     income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national 
     origin; and
       (2) identifying necessary steps for the Commissions to take 
     to eliminate discrimination described in paragraph (1).
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