109th CONGRESS
2d Session

S. 2378

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that tribal libraries that receive assistance under the Library Services and Technology Act are eligible for E-rate assistance to the same extent as other libraries receiving such assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 7, 2006

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. BURNS, and Mr. MCCAIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that tribal libraries that receive assistance under the Library Services and Technology Act are eligible for E-rate assistance to the same extent as other libraries receiving such assistance 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 `Broadband Data and E-rate Improvement Act'.

SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR LIBRARIES.

    Section 254(h)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(4)) is amended to read as follows:

    `(4) CERTAIN USERS NOT ELIGIBLE- Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the following entities are not entitled to preferential rates or treatment as required by this subsection:

        `(A) An entity operated as a for-profit business.

        `(B) A school described in paragraph (7)(A) with an endowment of more than $50,000,000.

        `(C) A library or library consortium not eligible for assistance under the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) from a State library administrative agency.

        `(D) A library or library consortium not eligible for assistance funded by a grant under section 261 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9161) from an Indian tribe or other organization.'.

SEC. 3. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY RESIDENTIAL INTERNET ACCESS QUESTION.

    The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall expand the American Community Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census to elicit information for residential households, including those located on native lands, as to what technology such households use to access the Internet from home.

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