Sec. 6214. RURAL BROADBAND INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP

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## SEC. 6214 RURAL BROADBAND INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP ###

(a)In General ####

(1)Establishment There is established the Rural Broadband Integration Working Group (referred to in this subsection as the “Working Group”). ####

(2)Membership The membership of the Working Group shall be composed of the heads, or their designees, of— #####

(A)the Department of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service; #####

(B)the Department of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information; #####

(C)the Department of Defense; #####

(D)the Department of State; #####

(E)the Department of the Interior; #####

(F)the Department of Labor; #####

(G)the Department of Health and Human Services; #####

(H)the Department of Homeland Security; #####

(I)the Department of Housing and Urban Development; #####

(J)the Department of Justice; #####

(K)the Department of Transportation; #####

(L)the Department of the Treasury; #####

(M)the Department of Energy; #####

(N)the Department of Education; #####

(O)the Department of Veterans Affairs; #####

(P)the Environmental Protection Agency; #####

(Q)the General Services Administration; #####

(R)the Small Business Administration; #####

(S)the Institute of Museum and Library Services; #####

(T)the National Science Foundation; #####

(U)the Council on Environmental Quality; #####

(V)the Office of Science and Technology Policy; #####

(W)the Office of Management and Budget; #####

(X)the Council of Economic Advisers; #####

(Y)the Domestic Policy Council; #####

(Z)the National Economic Council; and #####

(AA)such other Federal agencies or entities as are determined appropriate by the co-chairs. ####

(3)Co-chairs The following individuals, or their designees, shall serve as co-chairs of the Working Group: #####

(A)The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service. #####

(B)The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information. #####

(C)The Director of the National Economic Council. #####

(D)The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. ####

(4)Consultation; coordination The Working Group shall consult, as appropriate, with other relevant agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission. The Working Group shall coordinate with existing Federal working groups and committees involved with broadband. ####

(5)Membership changes The Director of the National Economic Council and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall review, on a periodic basis, the membership of the Working Group to ensure that the Working Group— #####

(A)includes necessary Federal Government entities; and #####

(B)is an effective mechanism for coordinating among agencies on the policy described in subsection (b). ###

(b)Functions of Working Group ####

(1)Consultation The Working Group shall consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, telecommunications companies, utilities, trade associations, philanthropic entities, policy experts, and other interested parties to identify, assess, and determine possible actions relating to barriers and opportunities for broadband deployment in rural areas. ####

(2)Point of contact Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each member of the Working Group shall— #####

(A)designate a representative to serve as the main point of contact for matters relating to the Working Group; and #####

(B)notify the co-chairs of the Working Group of that designee. ####

(3)Survey Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, based on information provided by the members of the Working Group, the Working Group shall publish a comprehensive survey of— #####

(A)Federal programs, including the allocated funding amounts, that currently support or could reasonably be modified to support broadband deployment and adoption; and #####

(B)all Federal agency-specific policies and rules with the direct or indirect effect of facilitating or regulating investment in, or deployment of, wired and wireless broadband networks. ####

(4)List of actions Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the members of the Working Group shall submit to the Working Group an initial list of actions that each of the agencies could take to identify and address regulatory barriers to, incentivize investment in, promote best practices within, align funding decisions with respect to, and otherwise support, wired broadband deployment and adoption. ####

(5)Report Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President an agreed-to and prioritized list of recommendations of the Working Group on actions that Federal agencies can take to support broadband deployment and adoption, including— #####

(A)a list of priority actions and rulemakings; and #####

(B)timelines to complete the priority actions and rulemakings. ## Subtitle C Miscellaneous