That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
the national interest of the United States is served by further outreach, education, and participation in the Lifeline program by eligible low-income consumers;
the FCC should be commended for efforts to improve the Lifeline program’s efficiency and addressing waste, fraud, and abuse in the program to ensure that vital Federal resources are only going to those who are truly eligible;
the Lifeline program provides a valuable service to low-income consumers in the United States;
the Lifeline program should be modernized to allow eligible low-income consumers to access affordable telephone or broadband services;
the FCC, NARUC, and NASUCA are to be commended for their initiative in creating “National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week” to promote Lifeline subscribership; and
Congress supports such initiative across the Nation.