Bill > HR9193

This bill: 1. Increases the expenditure limit for the Federal Communications Commission's "rip and replace" program, which reimburses telecommunications providers for removing and replacing equipment deemed a national security threat, from $1.9 billion to $4.98 billion and appropriates an additional $3.08 billion in funding for this program. 2. Modifies the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounts on broadband internet service to eligible low-income households, by requiring the use of the National Verifier to determine eligibility, repealing eligibility through a provider's existing low-income program, and limiting eligibility through the Community Eligibility Provision of the free lunch and breakfast programs. The bill also requires the FCC to develop and implement antifraud controls, performance goals, and performance measures for the Affordable Connectivity Program. 3. Requires the FCC to initiate new auction processes for unassigned spectrum bands, including the AWS-3 bands and any other bands with previous license offerings, within 2 years, regardless of whether the FCC's auction authority under the Communications Act has expired.

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