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B-334034 Feb 24, 2022 1 (2022-02-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaomwr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .GArOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334034 February 24, 2022 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chairwoman The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Leader Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) entitled Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (FCC 22-2). We received the rule on February 11, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on February 14, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 8346. The effective date is March 16, 2022, except for 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.1802(b), 54.1804, 54.1807(b), 54.1808(c)(1) and (2), 54.1809(c), and 54.1810(a) and (b), which are effective April 15, 2022. According to the Commission, this final rule adopts regulations for the Affordable Connectivity Program established by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. See generally Pub. L. No. 117-58, § 60502, 135 Stat. 429, 1228-1245 (Nov. 15, 2021), 47 U.S.C. § 1752. The Commission stated that the Affordable Connectivity Program is designed to make broadband service and connected devices available to eligible low-income households at affordable, discounted prices from providers that opt to participate in the program. The Commission also stated that the rules adopted address, inter alia, the eligibility criteria for broadband service providers that opt to participate in the program, eligibility criteria for households that seek benefits, the types of broadband services and connected devices that will be covered, the amounts of reimbursements available to providers, claims procedures, consumer protection requirements, and reporting, auditing, enforcement, and related matters. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The 60-day delay in effective date can be waived, however, if the agency finds for good cause that delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or

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