119-s2585

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2585 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2585

To modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote 
 the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 31, 2025

 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

To modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote 
 the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Modernization, Accountability, and 
Planning for Broadband Funding Act'' or the ``MAP for Broadband Funding 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
 Transportation of the Senate; and
        (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
 House of Representatives.

    (2) Broadband funding map.--The term ``Broadband Funding 
 Map'' means the Deployment Locations Map, as defined in 

section 60105

    (a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 
 U.S.C. 1704

    (a) ).

    (3) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband 
 infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in 

section 60105

    (a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 
 U.S.C. 1704

    (a) ).

    (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
 Communications Commission.

    (5) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
 Telecommunications and Information Administration.

SEC. 3. BROADBAND FUNDING MAP MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission, in coordination with NTIA, shall 
collect data submitted for the Broadband Funding Map by relevant 
Federal agencies on a reasonable and timely basis pursuant to 

section 60105
            (d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
1704), in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for 
broadband deployment and prevent redundant overbuilding of broadband 
infrastructure with Federal funding.

    (b) Inquiry.--

    (1) Notice of inquiry.--Not later than 270 days after the 
 date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a 
 notice of inquiry concerning the optimum functionality and 
 transparency of the Broadband Funding Map, including the 
 quality and completeness of the data populated to the Broadband 
 Funding Map.

    (2) Evaluation considerations.--In the inquiry, the 
 Commission shall include evaluation of the following 
 considerations:
        (A) The adequacy with which Federal agencies have 
 been able to collect and submit the required categories 
 of data pursuant to 

section 60105
            (d) of the 
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704) 
 to date.
        (B) The usability of such existing categories of 
 data described in subparagraph
        (A) to the public, and 
 whether any category should be added, eliminated, or 
 otherwise altered for improved user experience.
            (C) The timeliness of periodic updates from Federal 
 agencies to the Broadband Funding Map described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) pursuant to 

section 60105

    (e) of the 
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
 1704).
            (D) Whether the scope of programmatic data to be 
 reported to the Broadband Funding Map pursuant to 
 

section 60105
            (d) (1) of the Infrastructure Investment 
 and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704) should be expanded.
        (E) Any manners in which the Commission should 
 potentially augment or streamline the Broadband Funding 
 Map with existing Commission mapping tools.

    (3) Completion.--Not later than 120 days after the 
 initiation of the inquiry under paragraph

    (1) , the Commission 
 shall complete the inquiry.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller of the United States shall--

    (1) conduct a study on the roles, responsibilities, and 
 progress to date of Federal agencies to maintain the Broadband 
 Funding Map and ensure the completeness and continued relevance 
 of the Broadband Funding Map; and

    (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
 report on the study under paragraph

    (1) that includes the 
 findings and conclusions of the Comptroller General.

    (b) Requirements.--In conducting the study required under 
subsection

    (a) , the Comptroller General shall review the following:

    (1) The extent to which each eligible Federal agency is 
 submitting programmatic data to the Broadband Funding Map 
 adequately and in compliance with 

section 60105 of the 
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704), 
 including identification of any--
        (A) successful best practices in submitting such 
 data to the Commission; and
        (B) challenges resulting in incomplete data 
 submissions from an agency or individual program to the 
 Commission.

    (2) The proficiency of the Commission's management of the 
 Broadband Funding Map and related interagency collaboration.

    (3) Whether the Commission has sufficient authority to 
 collect the necessary data from Federal agencies to populate 
 the Broadband Funding Map.

    (4) The respective data collection efforts of NTIA pursuant 
 to the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307) and 

section 60105 
 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704).

    (5) The effectiveness of coordination among the Commission, 
 NTIA, and other relevant Federal agencies that provide funding 
 for broadband infrastructure deployment, including the 
 Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human 
 Services, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of 
 Housing and Urban Development, and the Institute of Museum and 
 Library Sciences, pursuant to 

section 60105

    (g) of the 
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704).

    (6) How enhanced use of the Broadband Funding Map across 
 relevant Federal agencies could improve taxpayer savings.
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