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47 U.S.C. § 1704 — Broadband Deployment Locations Map
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Broadband infrastructure** — The term “broadband infrastructure” means any cables, fiber optics, wiring, or other permanent (integral to the structure) infrastructure, including wireless infrastructure, that—
(A) is capable of providing access to internet connections in individual locations; and
(B) is an advanced telecommunications capability, as defined in [section 1302(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1302/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(3) **Deployment Locations Map** — The term “Deployment Locations Map” means the mapping tool required to be established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment of Deployment Locations Map** Not later than 18 months after November 15, 2021, the Commission shall, in consultation with all relevant Federal agencies, establish an online mapping tool to provide a locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of each broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Federal Government.
**(c) Requirements** The Deployment Locations Map shall be—
(1) the centralized, authoritative source of information on funding made available by the Federal Government for broadband infrastructure deployment in the United States; and
(2) made publicly available on the website of the Commission.
**(d) Functions** In establishing the Deployment Locations Map, the Commission shall ensure that the Deployment Locations Map—
(1) compiles data related to Federal funding for broadband infrastructure deployment provided by the Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of H
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Broadband infrastructure** — The term “broadband infrastructure” means any cables, fiber optics, wiring, or other permanent (integral to the structure) infrastructure, including wireless infrastructure, that—
(A) is capable of providing access to internet connections in individual locations; and
(B) is an advanced telecommunications capability, as defined in [section 1302(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1302/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(3) **Deployment Locations Map** — The term “Deployment Locations Map” means the mapping tool required to be established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment of Deployment Locations Map** Not later than 18 months after November 15, 2021, the Commission shall, in consultation with all relevant Federal agencies, establish an online mapping tool to provide a locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of each broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Federal Government.
**(c) Requirements** The Deployment Locations Map shall be—
(1) the centralized, authoritative source of information on funding made available by the Federal Government for broadband infrastructure deployment in the United States; and
(2) made publicly available on the website of the Commission.
**(d) Functions** In establishing the Deployment Locations Map, the Commission shall ensure that the Deployment Locations Map—
(1) compiles data related to Federal funding for broadband infrastructure deployment provided by the Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, and any other Federal agency that provides such data relating to broadband infrastructure deployment funding to the Commission, including funding under—
(A) this Act;
(B) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136);
(C) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260);
(D) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2); or
(E) any Federal amounts appropriated or any Federal program authorized after November 15, 2021, to fund broadband infrastructure deployment;
(2) contains data, with respect to each broadband infrastructure deployment program, relating to—
(A) the Federal agency of jurisdiction;
(B) the program title; and
(C) the network type, including wired, terrestrial fixed, wireless, mobile, and satellite broadband infrastructure deployment;
(3) allows users to manipulate the Deployment Locations Map to identify, search, and filter broadband infrastructure deployment projects by—
(A) company name;
(B) duration timeline, including the dates of a project’s beginning and ending, or anticipated beginning or ending date;
(C) total number of locations to which a project makes service available; and
(D) relevant download and upload speeds; and
(4) incorporates broadband service availability data as depicted in the Broadband Map created under [section 642(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section642/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Periodic updates**
(1) **In general** — The Commission shall, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, ensure the Deployment Locations Map is maintained and up to date on a periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 180 days.
(2) **Other Federal agencies** — Each Federal agency providing funding for broadband infrastructure deployment shall report relevant data to the Commission on a periodic basis.
**(f) No effect on programmatic missions** Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the programmatic missions of Federal agencies providing funding for broadband infrastructure development.
**(g) Nonduplication** The requirements in this section shall be consistent with and avoid duplication with the provisions of section 903 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) [[47 U.S.C. 1307](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(h) Funding** Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this division under this Act, $10,000,000 shall be made available to carry out this section.
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(1) the terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively; and
(2) the term “small business concern” has the meaning given the term in [section 632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act” or the “ACCESS BROADBAND Act”.
**(b) Establishment** Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Assistant Secretary shall establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
**(c) Duties**
(1) **Outreach** — The Office shall—
(A) connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and improved digital inclusion efforts through various forms of outreach and communication techniques;
(B) hold regional workshops across the country to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption;
(C) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through various media;
(D) develop and distribute publications (including toolkits, primers, manuals, and white papers) providing guidance, strategies, and insights to communities as the communities develop strategies to expand broadband access and adoption; and
(E) as applicable in carrying out subparagraphs (A) through (D), coordinate with State agencies that provide similar broadband investments, outreach, and coordination through Federal programs.
(2) **Tracking of Federal dollars**
(A) *Broadband infrastructure* — The Office shall track the construction and use of and access to any broadband infrastructure built using any Federal support in a central database.
(B) *Accounting mechanism* — The Office shall develop a streamlined accounting mechanism by which any agency offering a Federal broadband support program and the Commission for any U
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(B) identifies each eligible recipient that
received a grant under the Pilot Program;
and
(C) contains information regarding the ef-
fectiveness of the Pilot Program, including
lessons learned in carrying out the Pilot
Program and recommendations for future
action.
(8) Savings provision
The termination of the Pilot Program under
paragraph (6) shall not limit, alter, or affect
the ability of the Secretary of Commerce or
the Inspector General of the Department of
Commerce to—
(A) investigate waste, fraud, and abuse
with respect to the Pilot Program; or
(B) recover funds that are misused under
the Pilot Program.
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title IX, § 902, Dec. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 2121.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021, and not as part of the Broadband
Data Improvement Act which comprises this chapter.
§ 1307.
Office
of
Internet
Connectivity
and
Growth
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing
Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small
Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and
Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act’’
or the ‘‘ACCESS BROADBAND Act’’.
(b) Establishment
Not later than 180 days after December 27,
2020, the Assistant Secretary shall establish the
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
within the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.
(c) Duties
(1) Outreach
The Office shall—
(A) connect with communities that need
access to high-speed internet and improved
digital inclusion efforts through various
forms of outreach and communication tech-
niques;
(B) hold regional workshops across the
country to share best practices and effective
strategies for prom
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 1704
Pub. L. 117–2, Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 4. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of
2021 Amendment note set out under section 9001 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade, and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (e)(3)(D)(ii)(I)(cc),
(E)(ii)(I)(cc),
(4)(D)(ii)(I)(cc),
(E)(ii)(I)(cc),
and
(h)(3)(A)(i), means div. F of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021,
135 Stat. 1182, see Definitions note set out below. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta-
bles.
For the amendments made by this subparagraph, re-
ferred to in subsec. (h)(2)(E)(iii), see Codification note
below.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, re-
ferred to in subsec. (h)(3)(B)(iii)(I)(aa), is Pub. L.
116–127, Mar. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 178. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 2601 of Title 29, Labor, and Tables.
The
CARES
Act,
referred
to
in
subsec.
(h)(3)(B)(iii)(I)(bb), also known as the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act, is Pub. L. 116–136,
Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 281, which enacted chapter 116
(§ 9001 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and en-
acted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections
and notes in the Code. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 9001 of Title 15 and Tables.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, referred
to in subsec. (h)(3)(B)(iii)(I)(cc), is Pub. L. 116–260, Dec.
27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1182. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Tables.
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (h)(5)(D), was
in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of div. F of
Pub. L. 117–58, which is classified prin
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