Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7005 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7005 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2024 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Ms. Kuster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. VETTING PROCESS FOR PROSPECTIVE HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND APPLICANTS. Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end th…