S.Amdt. 2031

SA 2031. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1703 submitted by Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mrs. Capito,
Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Sullivan) and intended to be proposed to the
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 5, after line 10, add the following:
(e) GAO Reviews.--
(1) Report to committees.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, 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 analyzes, for the 20-year period preceding the
date of enactment of this Act--
(A) the total amount spent by the Federal Government
regarding the deployment of broadband, without regard to
whether the source of that funding was appropriated amounts,
user-generated fees, or any other source; and
(B) the total amount spent by State and local governments
regarding the deployment of broadband, without regard to
whether the source of that funding was appropriated amounts,
user-generated fees, or any other source.
(2) Annual analysis.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
review of, for the year covered by the review--
(i) the total amount spent by the Federal Government, and
State and local governments, regarding the deployment of
broadband, without regard to whether the source of that
funding was appropriated amounts, user-generated fees, or any
other source;
(ii) the return on investment with respect to the
investment described in clause (i); and
(iii) which Federal programs and agencies have engaged in
activities regarding the deployment of broadband.
(B) Public availability.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall make the results of each review conducted
under subparagraph (A) publicly available in an easily
accessible electronic format.
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