To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H810647F6DC4240DC9DE0D94B709BF058: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act or the PLAN for Broadband Act.
- Section HBDF95995F7574022A8BD01588CAC9D0C: 2. National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation...
- Section HF63DC9FDA60B4549965CEC18A1539C66: 3. Implementation Plan Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary submits the Strategy to the appropriate committees of Congress...
- Section HF25B6B750738419A8A0E70E6CA4A9372: 4. Briefings and implementation Not later than 21 days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary submits the Implementation Plan to the appropriate...
- Section HEA22E76F7C4547DEA9075042EFCAC19E: 5. Government Accountability Office study and report The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that shall— examine the efficacy of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Tim Walberg
R-MI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Walberg (for himself and Ms. Kuster) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The term covered agencies means— the Federal Communications Commission
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