    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-130
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating
    to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband
    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 ``Broadband Deployment Accuracy and
    Technological Availability Act'' or the ``Broadband DATA Act''.
    SEC. 2. BROADBAND DATA.

    The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:

    ``TITLE VIII--BROADBAND DATA

    ``SEC. 801. <> DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:
    ``(1) Broadband internet access service.--The term
    `broadband internet access service' has the meaning given the
    term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations,
    or any successor regulation.
    ``(2) Broadband map.--The term `Broadband Map' means the map
    created by the Commission under section 802(c)(1)(A).
    ``(3) Cell edge probability.--The term `cell edge
    probability' means the likelihood that the minimum threshold
    download and upload speeds with respect to broadband internet
    access service will be met or exceeded at a distance from a base
    station that is intended to indicate the ultimate edge of the
    coverage area of a cell.
    ``(4) Cell loading.--The term `cell loading' means the
    percentage of the available air interface resources of a base
    station that are used by consumers with respect to broadband
    internet access service.
    ``(5) Clutter.--The term `clutter' means a natural or man-
    made surface feature that affects the propagation of a signal
    from a base station.
    ``(6) Fabric.--The term `Fabric' means the Broadband
    Serviceable Location Fabric established under section
    802(b)(1)(B).
    ``(7) Form 477.--The term `Form 477' means Form 477 of the
    Commission relating to local telephone competition and broadband
    reporting.

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    ``(8) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning
    given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the Indian Self-
    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
    ``(9) Mobility fund phase ii.--The term `Mobility Fund Phase
    II' means the second phase of the proceeding to provide
    universal service support from the Mobility Fund (WC Docket No.
    10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208).
    ``(10) Propagation model.--The term `propagation model'
    means a mathematical formulation for the characterization of
    radio wave propagation as a function of frequency, distance, and
    other conditions.
    ``(11) Provider.--The term `provider' means a provider of
    fixed or mobile broadband internet access service.
    ``(12) Quality of service.--The term `quality of service'
    means, with respect to broadband internet access service, the
    download and upload speeds (and, for relevant services, latency)
    with respect to that service, as determined by, and to the
    extent otherwise collected by, the Commission.
    ``(13) Shapefile.--The term `shapefile' means a digital
    storage format containing geospatial or location-based data and
    attribute information--
    ``(A) regarding the availability of broadband
    internet access service; and
    ``(B) that can be viewed, edited, and mapped in
    geographic information system software.
    ``(14) Standard broadband installation.--The term `standard
    broadband installation'--
    ``(A) means the initiation by a provider of fixed
    broadband internet access service in an area in which
    the provider has not previously offered that service,
    with no charges or delays attributable to the extension
    of the network of the provider; and
    ``(B) includes the initiation of fixed broadband
    internet access service through routine installation
    that can be completed not later than 10 business days
    after the date on which the service request is
    submitted.
    ``SEC. 802. <> BROADBAND MAPS.

    ``(a) Rules.--
    ``(1) <>  In general.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of enactment of this title, the Commission
    shall issue final rules that shall--
    ``(A) <>
    require the biannual collection and dissemination of
    granular data, as determined by the Commission--
    ``(i) relating to the availability and quality
    of service with respect to terrestrial fixed,
    fixed wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband
    internet access service; and
    ``(ii) <>  that the
    Commission shall use to compile the maps created
    under subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this
    section as `coverage maps'), which the Commission
    shall make publicly available; and
    ``(B) establish--
    ``(i) processes through which the Commission
    can verify the accuracy of data submitted under
    subsection (b)(2);

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    ``(ii) <>  processes and
    procedures through which the Commission, and, as
    necessary, other entities or individuals
    submitting non-public or competitively sensitive
    information under this title, can protect the
    security, privacy, and confidentiality of that
    non-public or competitively sensitive information,
    including--
    ``(I) information contained in the
    Fabric;
    ``(II) the dataset created under
    subsection (b)(1)(A) supporting the
    Fabric; and
    ``(III) the data submitted under
    subsection (b)(2);
    ``(iii) the challenge process described in
    subsection (b)(5); and
    ``(iv) the process described in section
    804(b).
    ``(2) Other data.--In issuing the rules under paragraph (1),
    the Commission shall develop a process through which the
    Commission can collect verified data for use in the coverage
    maps from--
    ``(A) State, local, and Tribal governmental entities
    that are primarily responsible for mapping or tracking
    broadband internet access service coverage for a State,
    unit of local government, or Indian Tribe, as
    applicable;
    ``(B) <>  third parties, if
    the Commission determines that it is in the public
    interest to use such data in--
    ``(i) the development of the coverage maps; or
    ``(ii) the verification of data submitted
    under subsection (b); and
    ``(C) other Federal agencies.
    ``(3) Updates.--The Commission shall revise the rules issued
    under paragraph (1) to--
    ``(A) reflect changes in technology;
    ``(B) ensure the accuracy of propagation models, as
    further provided in subsection (b)(3); and
    ``(C) improve the usefulness of the coverage maps.

    ``(b) Content of Rules.--
    ``(1) Establishment of a serviceable location fabric
    regarding fixed broadband.--
    ``(A) Dataset.--
    ``(i) In general.--
    <> The Commission shall
    create a common dataset of all locations in the
    United States where fixed broadband internet
    access service can be installed, as determined by
    the Commission.
    ``(ii) Contracting.--
    ``(I) In general.--Subject to
    subclauses (II) and (III), the
    Commission may contract with an entity
    with expertise with respect to
    geographic information systems (referred
    to in this subsection as `GIS') to
    create and maintain the dataset under
    clause (i).
    ``(II) Application of the federal
    acquisition regulation.--
    <> A contract into
    which the Commission enters under
    subclause (I) shall in all respects
    comply with applicable provisions of the
    Federal Acquisition Regulation.
    ``(III) Limitations.--With respect
    to a contract into which the Commission
    enters under subclause (I)--

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    ``(aa) the entity with which
    the Commission enters into the
    contract shall be selected
    through a competitive bid
    process that is transparent and
    open; and
    ``(bb) <> the contract shall be
    for a term of not longer than 5
    years, after which the
    Commission may enter into a new
    contract--
    ``(AA) with an entity,
    and for the purposes,
    described in clause (i); and
    ``(BB) that complies
    with the requirements under
    subclause (II) and this
    subclause; and
    ``(cc) the contract shall--
    ``(AA) prohibit the
    entity described in item
    (aa) from selling, leasing,
    or otherwise disclosing for
    monetary consideration any
    personally identifiable
    information to any other
    entity other than for
    purposes authorized under
    this title; and
    ``(BB) require the
    entity described in item
    (aa) to include in any
    contract with any other
    entity a provision that
    prohibits that other entity
    from engaging in an action
    that is prohibited under
    subitem (AA).
    ``(B) Fabric.--The rules issued by the Commission
    under subsection (a)(1) shall establish the Broadband
    Serviceable Location Fabric, which shall--
    ``(i) contain geocoded information for each
    location identified under subparagraph (A)(i);
    ``(ii) <>  serve as the
    foundation upon which all data relating to the
    availability of fixed broadband internet access
    service collected under paragraph (2)(A) shall be
    reported and overlaid;
    ``(iii) be compatible with commonly used GIS
    software; and
    ``(iv) <>  at a
    minimum, be updated every 6 months by the
    Commission.
    ``(C) Implementation priority.--The Commission shall
    prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and insular
    areas of the United States.
    ``(2) Collection of information.-- <> The
    rules issued by the Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall
    include uniform standards for the reporting of broadband
    internet access service data that the Commission shall collect--
    ``(A) from each provider of terrestrial fixed, fixed
    wireless, or satellite broadband internet access
    service, which shall include data that--
    ``(i) documents the areas where the provider--
    ``(I) has actually built out the
    broadband network infrastructure of the
    provider such that the provider is able
    to provide that service; and
    ``(II) could provide that service,
    as determined by identifying where the
    provider is capable of performing a
    standard broadband installation, if
    applicable;

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    ``(ii) includes information regarding download
    and upload speeds, at various thresholds
    established by the Commission, and, if applicable,
    latency with respect to broadband internet access
    service that the provider makes available;
    ``(iii) can be georeferenced to the GIS data
    in the Fabric;
    ``(iv) <>  the provider shall
    report as--
    ``(I) with respect to providers of
    fixed wireless broadband internet access
    service--
    ``(aa) propagation maps and
    propagation model details that--
    ``(AA) satisfy standards
    that are similar to those
    applicable to providers of
    mobile broadband internet
    access service under
    subparagraph (B) with
    respect to propagation maps
    and propagation model
    details, taking into account
    material differences between
    fixed wireless and mobile
    broadband internet access
    service; and
    ``(BB) reflect the
    speeds and latency of the
    service provided by the
    provider; or
    ``(bb) <>  a
    list of addresses or locations
    that constitute the service area
    of the provider, except that the
    Commission--
    ``(AA) may only permit,
    and not require, a provider
    to report the data using
    that means of reporting; and

    ``(BB) <>  in the rules issued
    under subsection (a)(1),
    shall provide a method for
    using that means of
    reporting with respect to
    Tribal areas; and
    ``(II) with respect to providers of
    terrestrial fixed and satellite
    broadband internet access service--
    ``(aa) polygon shapefiles;
    or
    ``(bb) <>  a
    list of addresses or locations
    that constitute the service area
    of the provider, except that the
    Commission--
    ``(AA) may only permit,
    and not require, a provider
    to report the data using
    that means of reporting; and

    ``(BB) <>  in the rules issued
    under subsection (a)(1),
    shall provide a method for
    using that means of
    reporting with respect to
    Tribal areas; and
    ``(v) <>  the Commission
    determines is appropriate with respect to certain
    technologies in order to ensure that the Broadband
    Map is granular and accurate; and
    ``(B) from each provider of mobile broadband
    internet access service, which shall include propagation
    maps and propagation model details that indicate the
    current (as of the date on which the information is
    collected) fourth generation Long-Term Evolution
    (commonly referred to as

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    `4G LTE') mobile broadband internet access service
    coverage of the provider, which shall--
    ``(i) take into consideration the effect of
    clutter; and
    ``(ii) satisfy--
    ``(I) the requirements of having--
    ``(aa) a download speed of
    not less than 5 megabits per
    second and an upload speed of
    not less than 1 megabit per
    second with a cell edge
    probability of not less than 90
    percent; and
    ``(bb) cell loading of not
    less than 50 percent; and
    ``(II) any other parameter that the
    Commission determines to be necessary to
    create a map under subsection (c)(1)(C)
    that is more precise than the map
    produced as a result of the submissions
    under the Mobility Fund Phase II
    information collection.
    ``(3) Update of reporting standards for mobile broadband
    internet access service.-- <> For the
    purposes of paragraph (2)(B), if the Commission determines that
    the reporting standards under that paragraph are insufficient to
    collect accurate propagation maps and propagation model details
    with respect to future generations of mobile broadband internet
    access service technologies, the Commission shall immediately
    commence a rule making to adopt new reporting standards with
    respect to those technologies that--
    ``(A) shall be the functional equivalent of the
    standards required under paragraph (2)(B); and
    ``(B) allow for the collection of propagation maps
    and propagation model details that are as accurate and
    granular as, or more accurate and granular than, the
    maps and model details collected by the Commission under
    paragraph (2)(B).
    ``(4) Certification and verification.--With respect to a
    provider that submits information to the Commission under
    paragraph (2)--
    ``(A) the provider shall include in each submission
    a certification from a corporate officer of the provider
    that the officer has examined the information contained
    in the submission and that, to the best of the officer's
    actual knowledge, information, and belief, all
    statements of fact contained in the submission are true
    and correct; and
    ``(B) the Commission shall verify the accuracy and
    reliability of the information in accordance with
    measures established by the Commission.
    ``(5) Challenge process.--
    ``(A) In general.--In the rules issued under
    subsection (a), and subject to subparagraph (B), the
    Commission shall establish a user-friendly challenge
    process through which consumers, State, local, and
    Tribal governmental entities, and other entities or
    individuals may submit coverage data to the Commission
    to challenge the accuracy of--
    ``(i) the coverage maps;
    ``(ii) any information submitted by a provider
    regarding the availability of broadband internet
    access service; or

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    ``(iii) the information included in the
    Fabric.
    ``(B) Considerations; verification; response to
    challenges.--In establishing the challenge process
    required under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall--
    ``(i) consider--
    ``(I) the types of information that
    an entity or individual submitting a
    challenge should provide to the
    Commission in support of the challenge;
    ``(II) the appropriate level of
    granularity for the information
    described in subclause (I);
    ``(III) the need to mitigate the
    time and expense incurred by, and the
    administrative burdens placed on,
    entities or individuals in--
    ``(aa) challenging the
    accuracy of a coverage map; and
    ``(bb) responding to
    challenges described in item
    (aa);
    ``(IV) the costs to consumers and
    providers resulting from a misallocation
    of funds because of a reliance on
    outdated or otherwise inaccurate
    information in the coverage maps;
    ``(V) any lessons learned from the
    challenge process established under
    Mobility Fund Phase II, as determined
    from comments solicited by the
    Commission; and
    ``(VI) the need for user-friendly
    challenge submission formats that will
    promote participation in the challenge
    process;
    ``(ii) include a process for verifying the
    data submitted through the challenge process in
    order to ensure the reliability of that data;
    ``(iii) allow providers to respond to
    challenges submitted through the challenge
    process; and
    ``(iv) develop an online mechanism, which--
    ``(I) shall be integrated into the
    coverage maps;
    ``(II) allows for an entity
    described in subparagraph (A) to submit
    a challenge under the challenge process;
    ``(III) makes challenge data
    available in both geographic information
    system and non-geographic information
    system formats; and
    ``(IV) clearly identifies the areas
    in which broadband internet access
    service is available, and the upload and
    download speeds at which that service is
    available, as reported to the Commission
    under this section.
    ``(C) Use of challenges.--The rules issued to
    establish the challenge process under subparagraph (A)
    shall include--
    ``(i) a process for the speedy resolution of
    challenges; and
    ``(ii) a process for the regular and
    expeditious updating of the coverage maps and
    granular data disseminated by the Commission as
    challenges are resolved.
    ``(D) Report to congress.-- <> Not earlier than 1 year, and not later
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    the rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take effect,
    the Commission shall, after an opportunity for notice
    and comment, submit to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
    Representatives a report that--
    ``(i) <>  evaluates the
    challenge process described in subparagraph (A);
    and
    ``(ii) considers whether the Commission should
    commence an inquiry on the need for other tools to
    help--
    ``(I) identify potential
    inaccuracies in the data relating to
    broadband internet access service that
    providers report; and
    ``(II) improve the accuracy of the
    data described in subclause (I).
    ``(6) Reform of form 477 process.--
    ``(A) In general.-- <> Not later
    than 180 days after the date on which the rules issued
    under subsection (a) take effect, the Commission shall--
    ``(i) reform the Form 477 broadband deployment
    service availability collection process of the
    Commission--
    ``(I) to achieve the purposes of
    this title; and
    ``(II) in a manner that--
    ``(aa) enables the
    comparison of data and maps
    produced before the
    implementation of this title
    with data and coverage maps
    produced after the
    implementation of this title;
    and
    ``(bb) maintains the public
    availability of data relating to
    the deployment of broadband
    internet access service; and
    ``(ii) <>  harmonize
    reporting requirements and procedures regarding
    the deployment of broadband internet access
    service that are in effect on the day before the
    date on which the rules issued under subsection
    (a)(1) take effect with those requirements and
    procedures in those rules.
    ``(B) <>  Continued
    collection and reporting.--On and after the date on
    which the Commission carries out subparagraph (A), the
    Commission shall continue to collect and publicly report
    subscription data that the Commission collected through
    the Form 477 broadband deployment service availability
    process, as in effect on July 1, 2019.
    ``(7) Sharing data with ntia.--The Commission shall
    establish a process to make the data collected under paragraph
    (2) available to the National Telecommunications and Information
    Administration.

    ``(c) Maps.--The Commission shall--
    ``(1) <>  after consultation with the
    Federal Geographic Data Committee established under section
    753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018, create--
    ``(A) the Broadband Map, which shall depict--
    ``(i) the extent of the availability of
    broadband internet access service in the United
    States, without

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    regard to whether that service is fixed broadband
    internet access service or mobile broadband
    internet access service, which shall be based on
    data collected by the Commission from all
    providers; and
    ``(ii) the areas of the United States that
    remain unserved by providers;
    ``(B) a map that depicts the availability of fixed
    broadband internet access service, which shall be based
    on data collected by the Commission from providers under
    subsection (b)(2)(A); and
    ``(C) a map that depicts the availability of mobile
    broadband internet access service, which shall be based
    on data collected by the Commission from providers under
    subsection (b)(2)(B);
    ``(2) after creating the maps under paragraph (1), use such
    maps--
    ``(A) <>  to determine the
    areas in which terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless,
    mobile, and satellite broadband internet access service
    is and is not available; and
    ``(B) when making any new award of funding with
    respect to the deployment of broadband internet access
    service intended for use by residential and mobile
    customers;
    ``(3) update the maps created under paragraph (1) not less
    frequently than biannually using the most recent data collected
    from providers under subsection (b)(2);
    ``(4) <>  consult with--
    ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture to enable the
    Secretary of Agriculture to consult the maps created
    under paragraph (1) when considering the awarding of
    funds for the deployment of broadband internet access
    service under any program administered by the
    Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service; and
    ``(B) the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration to enable the Administration
    to consult the maps created under paragraph (1) when
    considering the awarding of funds for the deployment of
    broadband internet access service under any future
    program administered by the Administration;
    ``(5) make available to any Federal agency, upon request,
    the maps created under paragraph (1); and
    ``(6) make public at an appropriate level of granularity--
    ``(A) the maps created under paragraph (1); and
    ``(B) the data collected by the Commission with
    respect to the availability of broadband internet access
    service and the quality of service with respect to
    broadband internet access service.

    ``(d) Delayed Effective Date for Quality of Service Rules.--Any
    requirement of a rule issued under subsection (a)(1) that relates to
    quality of service shall take effect not earlier than the date that is
    180 days after the date on which the Commission issues that rule.
    ``SEC. 803. <> ENFORCEMENT.

    ``It shall be unlawful for an entity or individual to willfully and
    knowingly, or recklessly, submit information or data under this title
    that is materially inaccurate or incomplete with respect

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    to the availability of broadband internet access service or the quality
    of service with respect to broadband internet access service.
    ``SEC. 804. IMPROVING DATA ACCURACY. <>

    ``(a) Audits.--The Commission shall conduct regular audits of
    information submitted to the Commission by providers under section
    802(b)(2) to ensure that the providers are complying with this title.
    ``(b) Crowdsourcing.--
    ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall develop a process
    through which entities or individuals in the United States may
    submit specific information about the deployment and
    availability of broadband internet access service in the United
    States on an ongoing basis so that the information may be used
    to verify and supplement information provided by providers of
    broadband internet access service for inclusion in the maps
    created under section 802(c)(1).
    ``(2) <>  Collaboration.--
    As part of the efforts of the Commission to facilitate the
    ability of entities and individuals to submit information under
    paragraph (1), the Commission shall--
    ``(A) prioritize the consideration of data provided
    by data collection applications used by consumers that
    the Commission has determined--
    ``(i) are highly reliable; and
    ``(ii) have proven methodologies for
    determining network coverage and network
    performance;
    ``(B) not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this title, conclude a process that tests
    the feasibility of partnering with Federal agencies that
    operate delivery fleet vehicles, including the United
    States Postal Service, to facilitate the collection and
    submission of information described in that paragraph;
    and
    ``(C) <>  not later
    than 14 months after the date of enactment of this
    title, publish on the website of the Commission, and
    submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
    and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report
    regarding the testing described in subparagraph (B),
    which shall include--
    ``(i) a determination regarding whether the
    partnerships with Federal agencies described in
    that subparagraph are able to facilitate the
    collection and submission of information described
    in paragraph (1); and
    ``(ii) any steps that the Commission plans to
    take to facilitate the partnerships described in
    that subparagraph.

    ``(c) Technical Assistance to Indian Tribes.--
    ``(1) <>  In general.--Subject to
    paragraph (2), the Commission shall hold workshops for Tribal
    Governments in each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs regions
    to provide technical assistance with the collection and
    submission of data under section 802(a)(2).
    ``(2) Annual review. <> --Each year,
    the Commission, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall review
    the need for continued workshops required under paragraph (1).

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    ``(d) Technical Assistance to Small Service Providers.--The
    Commission shall establish a process through which a provider that has
    fewer than 100,000 active broadband internet access service connections
    may request and receive assistance from the Commission with respect to
    geographic information system data processing to ensure that the
    provider is able to comply with the requirements under section 802(b) in
    a timely and accurate manner.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance to State, Local, and Tribal Governments
    and Consumers.--The Commission shall provide technical assistance to
    consumers and State, local, and Tribal governmental entities with
    respect to the challenge process established under section 802(b)(5),
    which shall include--
    ``(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and
    ``(2) the provision of staff of the Commission to provide
    assistance, as needed, throughout the entirety of the challenge
    process.

    ``(f) GAO Assessment of Fabric Source Data.--
    ``(1) <>  In general.--The
    Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
    assessment of key data sources that are used for purposes of the
    Fabric to identify and geocode locations where fixed broadband
    internet access service can be installed in order for the
    Comptroller General to develop recommendations for how the
    quality and completeness of those data sources can be improved
    as data sources for the Fabric.
    ``(2) Sources included.--For the purposes of the assessment
    conducted under paragraph (1), the key data sources described in
    that paragraph shall include--
    ``(A) any relevant sources of Federal data,
    including the National Address Database administered by
    the Department of Transportation;
    ``(B) State- and county-level digitized parcel data;
    and
    ``(C) property tax attribute recording.
    ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United
    States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and
    Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that contains
    the recommendations developed under paragraph (1).
    ``SEC. 805. <>  COST.

    ``(a) USF.--The Commission may not use funds from the universal
    service programs of the Commission established under section 254, and
    the regulations issued under that section, to pay for any costs
    associated with this title.
    ``(b) Other Funds.--The Commission may recover costs associated with
    this title under section 9 to the extent provided for in an
    appropriation Act, as required under subsection (a) of that section.
    ``SEC. 806. <>  OTHER PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) OMB.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the initial
    rule making required under section 802(a)(1) shall be exempt from review
    by the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(b) PRA.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States
    Code (commonly known as the `Paperwork Reduction Act') shall not apply
    to the initial rule making required under section 802(a)(1).
    ``(c) Execution of Responsibilities.--Except, with respect to an
    entity that is not the Universal Service Administrative Company,

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    as provided in section 802(a)(2)(B), section 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and
    subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 804, the Commission--
    ``(1) including the offices of the Commission, shall carry
    out the responsibilities assigned to the Commission under this
    title; and
    ``(2) may not delegate any of the responsibilities assigned
    to the Commission under this title to any third party, including
    the Universal Service Administrative Company.

    ``(d) Reporting.--Each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
    the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
    report that summarizes the implementation of this title and associated
    enforcement activities conducted during the previous fiscal year.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--If the Commission, before the date of
    enactment of this title, has taken an action that, in whole or in part,
    implements this title, the Commission shall not be required to revisit
    such action to the extent that such action is consistent with this
    title.''.

    Approved March 23, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1822 (H.R. 4229):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-350 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying
    H.R. 4229.
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-174 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Dec. 19, considered and passed
    Senate.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Mar. 3, considered and passed House,
    amended.
    Mar. 10, Senate concurred in House
    amendment.