S3565-119

In Committee

SUCCESS for BEAD Act

119th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Grant funds allocated to an eligible entity under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) that remain after and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. BEAD subgrants for public safety, national security, workforce development, and meaningful use of AI-supportive telecommunications infrastructure Section 60102. It relies on grants, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a grant provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Grant funds allocated to an eligible entity under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) that remain after...
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. BEAD subgrants for public safety, national security, workforce development, and meaningful use of AI-supportive telecommunications infrastructure Section 60102...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Grant funds allocated to an eligible entity under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) that remain after and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. BEAD subgrants for public safety, national security, workforce development, and meaningful use of AI-supportive telecommunications infrastructure Section 60102.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Grant funds allocated to an eligible entity under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) that remain after and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. BEAD subgrants for public safety, national security, workforce development, and meaningful use of AI-supportive telecommunications infrastructure Section 60102.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following …

Dec 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"eligible_entity"
→ State, territory, or other BEAD-eligible entity
"the_assistant_secretary"
→ Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information (NTIA)
Domains
Public Safety Telecommunications
Actor Mappings
"associate_administrator"
→ Associate Administrator for Public Safety Communications
"the_assistant_secretary"
→ Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

8 terms
"9-1-1 request for emergency assistance" §3a

A communication (voice, text, picture, multimedia, or any other data) sent to an emergency communications center for requesting emergency assistance

"artificial intelligence" §3b

As defined in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401)

"commonly accepted standards" §3c

Technical standards for network, device, and IP connectivity that enable interoperability, developed by accredited standards organizations through open, consensus-based processes

"emergency communications center" §3d

A facility designated to receive 9-1-1 requests that processes, dispatches, transfers, or analyzes emergency communications, or a PSAP as defined in the Communications Act

"internet exchange point" §3e

A physical building enabling ISPs, transport/mobile networks, CDNs, AI systems, and other operators to directly interconnect and exchange traffic, with neutral nondiscriminatory access and shared IX switching fabric

"Next Generation 9-1-1" §3f

An IP-based system ensuring interoperability, security, commonly accepted standards, and the ability to receive, process, and analyze all types of 9-1-1 requests with additional data integration

"remaining amounts" §3g

Amounts remaining from BEAD allocations upon approval of the eligible entity's final proposal

"eligible project" §3h

Includes construction of wholesale fiber, conduit, internet exchange points, mobile wireless, workforce facilities, submarine cable systems; workforce development programs; Next Generation 9-1-1; data collection/mapping; permitting resources; and other uses deemed necessary by the Assistant Secretary

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