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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2018
Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress a report evaluating broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by a Native Corporation and to complete a proceeding to address the unserved areas identified in the report.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018
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Tribal digital access
Tribal broadband data report
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report evaluating broadband coverage in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and on land held by a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Required assessments
The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
An assessment of areas of Indian country (as so defined) and land held by a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that have adequate broadband coverage.
An assessment of unserved areas of Indian country (as so defined) and land held by a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Tribal broadband rulemaking
Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete a proceeding to address the unserved areas identified in the report under subsection (a).
Commission defined
In this section, the term Commission
means the Federal Communications Commission.