Speedy Updates Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1714 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report evaluating the process used by the Federal Communications Commission for establishing, reviewing, and updating upload and download broadband internet access speed thresholds, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 9, 2021 Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report evaluating the process used by the Federal Communications Commission for establishing, reviewing, and updating upload and download broadband internet access speed thresholds, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Speedy Updates Act 4 of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1714.IH H1714 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1714 IH SEC. 2. GAO REPORT. 1 Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 2 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 3 States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com- 4 merce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 5 Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Com- 6 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 7 of the Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 8 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee 9 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the 10 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 11 Senate, a report that evaluates the process used by the 12 Commission for establishing, reviewing, and updating the 13 upload and download broadband internet access speed 14 thresholds, including— 15 (1) how the Commission reviews and updates 16 broadband internet access speed thresholds; 17 (2) whether the Commission considers future 18 broadband internet access speed needs when estab- 19 lishing broadband internet access speed thresholds, 20 including whether the Commission considers the 21 need, or the anticipated need, for higher upload or 22 download broadband internet access speeds in the 23 five-year period and the ten-year period after the 24 date on which a broadband speed threshold is to be 25 established; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1714.IH H1714 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1714 IH (3) how the Commission considers the impacts 1 of changing uses of the internet in establishing, re- 2 viewing, or updating broadband internet access 3 speed thresholds, including— 4 (A) the proliferation of internet-based busi- 5 ness; 6 (B) working remotely and running a busi- 7 ness from home; 8 (C) video teleconferencing; 9 (D) distance learning; 10 (E) in-house web hosting; and 11 (F) cloud data storage. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1714.IH H1714 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS