Not later than 180 days after March 23, 2020, the Commission shall issue final rules that shall-
In issuing the rules under paragraph (1), the Commission shall develop a process through which the Commission can collect verified data for use in the coverage maps from-
The Commission shall revise the rules issued under paragraph (1) to-
The Commission shall create a common dataset of all locations in the United States where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed, as determined by the Commission.
Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), the Commission may contract with an entity with expertise with respect to geographic information systems (referred to in this subsection as "GIS") to create and maintain the dataset under clause (i).
A contract into which the Commission enters under subclause (I) shall in all respects comply with applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
With respect to a contract into which the Commission enters under subclause (I)-
The rules issued by the Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall establish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, which shall-
The Commission shall prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and insular areas of the United States.
The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Commission, for inclusion in the Fabric, a count of the aggregate number of housing units in each census block, as collected by the Bureau of the Census.
The rules issued by the Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall include uniform standards for the reporting of broadband internet access service data that the Commission shall collect-
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(B), if the Commission determines that the reporting standards under that paragraph are insufficient to collect accurate propagation maps and propagation model details with respect to future generations of mobile broadband internet access service technologies, the Commission shall immediately commence a rule making to adopt new reporting standards with respect to those technologies that-
With respect to a provider that submits information to the Commission under paragraph (2)-
In the rules issued under subsection (a), and subject to subparagraph (B), the Commission shall establish a user-friendly challenge process through which consumers, State, local, and Tribal governmental entities, and other entities or individuals may submit coverage data to the Commission to challenge the accuracy of-
In establishing the challenge process required under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall-
The rules issued to establish the challenge process under subparagraph (A) shall include-
Not earlier than 1 year, and not later than 18 months, after the date on which the rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take effect, the Commission shall, after an opportunity for notice and comment, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that-
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the rules issued under subsection (a) take effect, the Commission shall-
On and after the date on which the Commission carries out subparagraph (A), the Commission shall continue to collect and publicly report subscription data that the Commission collected through the Form 477 broadband deployment service availability process, as in effect on July 1, 2019.
The Commission shall establish a process to make the data collected under paragraph (2) available to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The Commission shall-
Any requirement of a rule issued under subsection (a)(1) that relates to quality of service shall take effect not earlier than the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Commission issues that rule.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 117-58, §60103(d)(1), added subpar. (D).Subsec. (b)(5)(C)(i). Pub. L. 117-58, §60102(h)(2)(E)(i), substituted "challenges, which shall require that the Commission resolve a challenge not later than 90 days after the date on which a final response by a provider to a challenge to the accuracy of a map or information described in subparagraph (A) is complete" for "challenges".Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 117-58, §60103(e), inserted ", including on a publicly available website," after "make public" in introductory provisions. Directory language amending "the matter preceding paragraph (6)" was executed as if it had referred to the matter preceding subpar. (A), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DATA MAPPING TO SAVE MOMS' LIVES Pub. L. 117-247, 136 Stat. 2347, provided that:
"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE."This Act may be cited as the 'Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act'.
"SEC. 2. MAPPING BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES."(a) INCORPORATION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY DATA.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022], the Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate publicly available data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including for not less than 1 year postpartum, into the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform of the Commission."(b) CONSULTATION WITH CDC.-The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data that should be incorporated under subsection (a)."
IMPLEMENTATIONFor requirement to implement amendment made by section 60102(h)(2)(E)(i) of Pub. L. 117-58 as soon as possible after Nov. 15, 2021, see section 1702(h)(2)(E)(iii) of this title.