H.R. 4663 — Additional Funding for E-Rate Support for Emergency Educational Connections and Devices — 117th Congress
Summary
House bill 4663, the Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act or the SUCCESS Act, was introduced July 22, 2021 by Ms. MENG, with cosponsors named in the heading, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is a bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and devices. Section 2 amends section 7402 of that Act and appropriates $7,171,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
- Issuer
- Congressional materials
Cite this document
“H.R. 4663 — Additional Funding for E-Rate Support for Emergency Educational Connections and Devices — 117th Congress.”
Original at www.govinfo.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/bills-bills-117hr4663ih-bills-117hr4663ih/
, SHA-256 05695401e4f1bdc525625db894bf0d26580346d2ea0ea10a6d91e7d7619b4a23.Full text
I
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 4663
To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional
funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and
devices, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 2021
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. VELÁZQUEZ, Mrs.
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BLUNT
ROCHESTER, Mr. CÁRDENAS, Ms. CHU, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCÍA of
Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. KHANNA,
Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr.
RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr.
LOWENTHAL, and Ms. JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide
additional funding for E-rate support for emergency edu-
cational connections and devices, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Universal
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
5 Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed
6 Act’’ or the ‘‘SUCCESS Act’’.
VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4663.IH H4663
2
1 SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY EDUCATIONAL CON-
2 NECTIONS AND DEVICES.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7402 of the American
4 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) is amend-
5 ed—
6 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
7 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except as provided in
8 subsection (c)(2)(B))’’ after ‘‘during a COVID–19
9 emergency period’’; and
10 (2) in subsection (c)—
11 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
12 ing the following:
13 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts
14 otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
15 Emergency Connectivity Fund, out of any money in
16 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
17 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2021—
18 ‘‘(i) $7,171,000,000, to remain avail-
19 able until September 30, 2030, for—
20 ‘‘(I) the provision of support
21 under the covered regulations; and
22 ‘‘(II) the Commission to adopt,
23 and the Commission and the Uni-
24 versal Service Administrative Com-
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
25 pany to administer, the covered regu-
26 lations; and
•HR 4663 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4663.IH H4663
3
1 ‘‘(ii) $1,000,000, to remain available
2 until September 30, 2030, for the Inspec-
3 tor General of the Commission to conduct
4 oversight of support provided under the
5 covered regulations; and
6 ‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2022 through
7 2026, $8,000,000,000, to remain available until
8 expended, for the provision of support under
9 the covered regulations, without regard to
10 when—
11 ‘‘(i) that support is provided; or
12 ‘‘(ii) any purchase described in sub-
13 section (a) occurs.’’; and
14 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under
15 paragraph (2)(A) may be used for the purposes
16 described in clause (ii) of such paragraph’’ and
17 inserting ‘‘under paragraph (2)(A)(i) may be
18 used for the purposes described in subclause
19 (II) of such paragraph’’.
20 (b) UPDATES TO REGULATIONS.—The Federal Com-
21 munications Commission may make any updates to the
22 regulations promulgated under section 7402(a) of the
23 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2),
24 as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, that
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
•HR 4663 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4663.IH H4663
4
1 may be necessary as a result of the amendments made
2 by subsection (a) of this section.
Æ
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
•HR 4663 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4663.IH H4663
File and source
- File
- BILLS_bills-117hr4663ih_bills-117hr4663ih.pdf
- Size
- 232,818 bytes
- SHA-256
- 05695401e4f1bdc525625db894bf0d26580346d2ea0ea10a6d91e7d7619b4a23
- Original
- www.govinfo.gov