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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5243 (Introduced in House) — To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a mobile hotspo... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Mobile hotspot grant program

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C 901 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 158 the following new section: The Assistant Secretary shall establish a program (to be known as the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program ) to provide grants to eligible institutions to facilitate mobile hotspot programs. The Assistant Secretary may provide grants to eligible institutions under the program established in subsection (a). To be eligible to receive a grant provided under this section, an eligible institution shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require.
A grant provided under this section shall be used to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides a hotspot device to an enrolled student, or the family or guardian of such enrolled student, and such hotspot device shall— be portable; not contain a data limitation; and comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ( 15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). The Assistant Secretary shall prioritize providing a grant to eligible institutions that create a mobile hotspot program that will provide hotspot devices to the highest number of low-income students.
To the extent practicable, at least 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall be used to provide grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes. To the extent practicable, at least 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall be used to provide grants to territories of the United States and the District of Columbia. An eligible institution may not receive more than 2 percent of the total sum appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section.
The Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on— the number of eligible institutions that receive a grant provided under this section; the number of enrolled students that receive access to broadband internet access service through a grant provided under this section; the number of enrolled students that are part of the homework gap; how hotspot devices are used; and the amount of data used per hotspot device. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each fiscal year 2020 through 2025.
In this section: The term broadband internet access service has the meaning given such term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term eligible institution means any of the following: An elementary school. A secondary school. An institution of higher education.
A federally recognized Indian Tribe. A library. A library consortium. A State library administrative agency. The term enrolled student means a student who is enrolled in an elementary school, a secondary school, or an institution of higher education. The term federally recognized Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term homework gap means unequal access to digital devices and broadband internet access service that prevents an enrolled student from completing homework.
The term hotspot device means a portable device— that connects to broadband internet access service using a cellular data connection; to which other devices wirelessly connect by means of Wi-Fi; and that enables the devices described in subparagraph
(B)to connect to the broadband internet access service described in subparagraph (A). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The terms library , library consortium , and State library administrative agency have the meanings given such terms in section 213 of the Museum and Library Services Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9122 ). The term low-income student has the meaning given such term in section 6122 of the America COMPETES Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9832 ). .
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Sec. 2
Mobile hotspot grant program
U.S.C.§ 901
U.S.C.§ 6501
U.S.C.§ 7801
U.S.C.§ 5304
U.S.C.§ 1001
U.S.C.§ 9122
U.S.C.§ 9832
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