Protect Broadband Funding Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5424 To protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 12, 2019 Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs, 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 ‘‘Protect Broadband 4 Funding Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NPRM. 6 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 7 the Federal Communications Commission may not rely on 8 the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of uni- 9 versal service contribution methodology that was adopted 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5424.IH H5424 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5424 IH by the Commission on May 15, 2019 (FCC 19–46), to 1 satisfy the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United 2 States Code, for adopting, amending, revoking, or other- 3 wise modifying any rule (as defined in section 551 of such 4 title) of the Commission. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5424.IH H5424 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS