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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1673
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision
of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 2021
Mr. WELCH
(for himself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. LEGER
FERNANDEZ, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. VEASEY, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make
the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible
for E-rate support.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. E-RATE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL BUS WI-FI.
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(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘school
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bus’’ means a passenger motor vehicle that is—
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(1) designed to carry a driver and not less than
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5 passengers; and
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(2) used significantly to transport early child
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education, elementary school, or secondary school
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students to or from school or an event related to
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school.
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(b) RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding the limitations
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under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A) of section 254(h) of
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the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) re-
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garding the authorized recipients and uses of discounted
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telecommunications services, not later than 180 days after
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the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
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nications Commission shall commence a rulemaking to
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make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible
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for support under the E-rate program of the Commission
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set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, Code
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of Federal Regulations.
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