Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

S. 3671 · 117th Congress · Feb 16, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Broadband Buildout Accountability Act”.

2. Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2)) is amended by inserting after “Act’)” the following: “, except for section 552 of that title (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”)”.

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Feb 16, 2022viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thune, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Young, Mr. Lee, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

1. Short title

2. Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

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