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This bill, the Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, aims to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key provisions include: - Establishing an "emergency broadband benefit" of up to $50 per month ($75 for Tribal lands) for eligible households, with providers being reimbursed from a new Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund. - Requiring providers to offer discounted internet service to eligible households, which include those participating in free/reduced lunch programs, experiencing substantial income loss, or receiving Pell Grants. - Expediting access to the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to quickly determine household eligibility. - Allowing states or Tribal governments to extend the emergency period if needed for COVID-19 recovery. - Enhancing minimum service standards for Lifeline mobile voice and data services during the emergency period. - Providing grants to states to connect their supplemental nutrition assistance program databases to the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4095/all-info