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47 U.S.C. 1752: Benefit for broadband service

Created in 2020 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(A), struck out "during emergency period relating to COVID–19" after "service" in section catchline. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(2)(D)–(F), substituted, wherever appearing in text, "Affordable Connectivity" for "Emergency Broadband Benefit", "Affordable" for "Emergency Broadband", and "affordable connectivity" for "emergency broadband". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(i)(I), inserted before semicolon at end "except that such subsection (a), including for purposes of such subsection (b), shall be applied by substituting '200 percent' for '135 percent' ". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(i)(II)–(IV), redesignated subpar. (D) as (C), struck out "or" at end, and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: "at least one member of the household has experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020, that is docum… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(i)(III), (V), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D), struck out "or COVID–19" before "program", and substituted "; or" for period at end. Former subpar. (D) redesignated (C). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(i)(VI), added subpar. (E). Former subpar. (E) redesignated (D). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(ii), substituted "$30" for "$50" and struck out "which shall be no more than the standard rate for an internet service offering and associated equipment," after "such household,". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(3)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted "Subject to subparagraph (B), the term" for "The term", and added subpar. (B). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(2)(A), substituted "Affordable connectivity" for "Emergency broadband" in heading. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(iii), struck out at end ", offered in the same manner, and on the same terms, as described in any of such provider's offerings for broadband internet access service to such household, as on December 1, 2020". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(B), redesignated par. (9) as (8) and struck out former par. (8) which defined "emergency period". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(B)(ii), redesignated pars. (10) to (12) as (9) to (11), respectively. Former par. (9) redesignated (8). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(A)(ii), (iv), redesignated par. (13) as (12) and then struck it out. Prior to amendment, par. defined the term "standard rate". Former par. (12) redesignated (11). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a), (13)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(2)(B), substituted "Affordable Connectivity" for "Emergency Broadband Benefit" in heading. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(C)(i), struck out "during the emergency period" before period at end. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(C)(ii), struck out "during the emergency period" before period at end. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(1)(C)(iii), struck out "during the emergency period," before "in addition to". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(B)(ii), (iii), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and cls. (ii) to (iv) as (i) to (iii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (i) which read as follows: "has not been and will not be charged— (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(B)(i), struck out subpar. (A) which read as follows: "That the amount for which the participating provider is seeking reimbursement from the Affordable Connectivity Fund established in subsection (i) for providing an internet service offering to an eligible household is… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(b)(1)(B)(ii), redesignated subpars. (B) to (D) as (A) to (C), respectively. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(3)(B), added pars. (7) to (11) and redesignated former pars. (7) to (10) as (12) to (15), respectively, and, in par. (14) as redesignated, substituted "paragraph (12)" for "paragraph (7)". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60502(a)(2)(C), substituted "Affordable" for "Emergency Broadband" in heading. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (i)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.