Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4. Severability. TITLE I—Digital Equity Sec. 1000. Definitions. Subtitle A—Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth Sec. 1101. Establishment of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth. Sec. 1102. Duties. Sec. 1103. Streamlined applications for support. Sec. 1104.

Coordination of support. Sec. 1105. Rule of construction. Sec. 1106. Funding. Subtitle B—Digital Equity Programs Sec. 1201. State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program. Sec. 1202. Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. Sec. 1203. Policy research, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination. Sec. 1204. General provisions. Subtitle C—Broadband Service for Low-Income Consumers Sec. 1301. Additional broadband benefit. Sec. 1302. Grants to States to strengthen National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier.

Sec. 1303. Federal coordination between Lifeline and SNAP verification. Subtitle D—E-Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots, Other Equipment, and Connected Devices Sec. 1401. E-rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, other equipment, and connected devices. Subtitle E—Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in need Sec. 1501. Higher education connectivity fund. Subtitle F—Healthcare broadband expansion Sec. 1601. Definitions. Sec. 1602. Expansion of rural health care program. TITLE II—Broadband Transparency Sec. 2001.

Definitions. Sec. 2002. Broadband transparency. Sec. 2003. Distribution of data. Sec. 2004. Coordination with certain other Federal agencies. Sec. 2005. Broadband consumer labels. Sec. 2006. Appropriation for Broadband DATA Act. TITLE III—Broadband Access Subtitle A—Expansion of Broadband Access Sec. 3101. Expansion of broadband access in unserved areas and areas with low-tier or mid-tier service. Subtitle B—Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Sec. 3201. Definitions.

Sec. 3202. Determination of eligibility and project selection. Sec. 3203. Secured loans. Sec. 3204. Lines of credit. Sec. 3205. Alternative prudential lending standards for small projects. Sec. 3206. Program administration. Sec. 3207. State and local permits. Sec. 3208. Regulations. Sec. 3209. Funding. Sec. 3210. Reports to Congress. Subtitle C—Wi-Fi on School Buses Sec. 3301. E-rate support for school bus Wi-Fi. TITLE IV—Community Broadband Sec. 4001. State, local, public-private partnership, and co-op broadband services.

TITLE V—Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Sec. 5001. Broadband infrastructure deployment. TITLE VI—Repeal of Rule and Prohibition on Use of NPRM Sec. 6001. Repeal of rule and prohibition on use of NPRM.