Sec. 202. Universal Service Fund
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations under which the Commission, on and after the effective date of the regulations, shall— set aside 5 percent of the amounts allocated for each Federal universal service support program established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ), including each program carried out under subparts D through G and J through M of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations; and with respect to the amount set aside from each program under paragraph (1), distribute that amount for the purpose of expanding access to broadband service on Tribal land, in accordance with the otherwise applicable requirements of the program.
For the first 12-month period beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of Tribal land pertaining to a Tribal entity that has not met the Tribal broadband benchmark, the Commission shall increase the monthly cap on additional Federal lifeline support made available to an eligible telecommunications carrier providing Lifeline service to an eligible resident of that Tribal land under section 54.403(a)(3) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, by $10.
For each subsequent 12-month period after the 12-month period described in paragraph (1), in the case of Tribal land pertaining to a Tribal entity that has not met the Tribal broadband benchmark, the Commission shall increase the monthly cap described in that paragraph by an additional $10.
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