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S. 645 — what changed

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018

From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 2 sections amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

Section 1 Short title

changed This Act may be cited as the “Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017”.2018”.

Sec. 2 Assessment and analysis regarding the effect of the digital economy on the economy of the United States

(a)
changed Broadband defined—Definitions— In this section, the term broadband means an Internet Protocol-based transmission service that enables users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics, or a combination of those items.section:
(1)
added Appropriate committees of Congress— The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
(b)
removed Assessment and analysis required— The Secretary of Commerce shall, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States.
(c)
removed Considerations— In conducting the assessment and analysis required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider matters relating to employment, including job creation, business headcount, online commerce, income, education and distance learning, telehealth, telework, agriculture, population growth, population density, broadband speed, and geography.
(d)
removed Consultation— In conducting the assessment and analysis required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with—
(1)
removed the heads of such agencies and offices of the Federal Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission;
(2)
removed representatives of business, including rural and urban Internet service providers and telecommunications infrastructure providers;
(3)
removed representatives from State, local, and tribal government agencies; and
(4)
removed representatives from consumer and community organizations.
(e)
removed Report—
(1)
removed In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment and analysis conducted under subsection (b).
(2)
removed Appropriate committees of Congress— In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
(A)
renumbered was (6)(3)(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B)
renumbered was (6)(3)(4) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
(C)
renumbered was (6)(3)(5) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate;
(D)
renumbered was (6)(3)(6) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
(E)
renumbered was (6)(3)(7) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
(F)
renumbered was (6)(3)(8) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.
(2)
added Assistant Secretary— The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(3)
added Broadband— The term broadband means an Internet Protocol-based transmission service that enables users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics, or a combination of those items.
(4)
added Digital economy—
(A)
added In general— Subject to subparagraph (B), the term digital economy has the meaning given the term by the Secretary in carrying out this section.
(B)
added Considerations— In establishing a definition for the term digital economy under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—
(i)
added the digital-enabling infrastructure that a computer network needs to exist and operate; and
(ii)
added the roles of e-commerce and digital media.
(5)
added Digital media— The term digital media means the content that participants in e-commerce create and access.
(6)
added E-commerce— The term e-commerce means the digital transactions that take place using the infrastructure described in paragraph (4)(B)(i).
(7)
added Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.
(b)
added Biennial assessment and analysis required— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce and the Assistant Secretary, shall conduct an assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the economy of the United States.
(c)
added Considerations and consultation— In conducting each assessment and analysis required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
(1)
added consider the impact of—
(A)
added the deployment and adoption of—
(i)
added digital-enabling infrastructure; and
(ii)
added broadband;
(B)
added e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer commerce; and
(C)
added the production and consumption of digital media, including free media; and
(2)
added consult with—
(A)
added the heads of any agencies and offices of the Federal Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission;
(B)
added representatives of the business community, including rural and urban Internet service providers and telecommunications infrastructure providers;
(C)
added representatives from State, local, and tribal government agencies; and
(D)
added representatives from consumer and community organizations.
(d)
added Report— The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the findings of the Secretary with respect to each assessment and analysis conducted under subsection (b).