Plan for broadband connectivity in federally assisted housing
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(a) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Comptroller General and other relevant heads of Federal agencies, shall— (1) develop a plan for retrofitting federally assisted housing, as necessary, to support broadband service; and (2) submit such plan to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadband Service The term broadband service has the meaning given the term broadband internet access service in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) federally assisted housing The term federally assisted housing means any dwelling that constitutes or contains a housing unit that is assisted under a program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture. (3) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.