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House Bill 4275
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ensuring Phone and Internet Access Through Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program Act of 2022
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Passed House on Nov 17, 2022
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H. R. 4275 (Referred-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4275

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 17, 2022

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

AN ACT

To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, 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 “Ensuring Phone and Internet Access Through Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program Act of 2022”.

SEC. 2. Reports on enrollment in certain programs.

(a) Annual report on enrollment in lifeline and affordable connectivity programs through qualifying programs.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 calendar years after the calendar year during which the first report is submitted under this subsection, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on—

(1) enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals participating in each of the Lifeline qualifying programs, broken out by each of the Lifeline qualifying programs, to the extent the Commission holds or has access to the necessary data relating to such enrollment; and

(2) enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program by individuals participating in each of the Affordable Connectivity Program qualifying programs, broken out by each of the Affordable Connectivity Program qualifying programs, to the extent the Commission holds or has access to the necessary data relating to such enrollment.

(b) GAO study and report on efforts to promote enrollment in lifeline and affordable connectivity programs.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress identifying outreach and publicity efforts to promote participation and enrollment in the Lifeline program and, separately, the Affordable Connectivity Program.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM QUALIFYING PROGRAM.—The term “Affordable Connectivity Program qualifying program” means the programs set forth in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (6) of section 54.1800(j) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

(2) COMMISSION.—The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.

(3) LIFELINE QUALIFYING PROGRAM.—The term “Lifeline qualifying program” means the programs set forth in subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 54.409 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2022.

    Attest:cheryl l. johnson,   
    Clerk.