118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3362To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to publish data from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, and for other purposes.

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to publish data from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, and for other purposes.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced May 16, 2023
Last action May 19, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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May 16, 2023
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Referred
May 19, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to publish on its website data about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility that is collected from recipients of funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The BEAD Program provides funds to states and territories for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects. The data that the NTIA must publish includes (1) ownership and workforce demographics of subrecipients, and (2) the number and amount of contracts and subcontracts awarded to minority- and women-owned businesses.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
May 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 16, 2023
Introduced in House
May 16, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.