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HR 4477 106th Congress House

Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act

Official title: To establish a Digital Bridge Trust Fund to fund programs to improve the skills and career opportunities in information technology and related fields for indiv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a Digital Bridge Trust Fund to fund programs to improve the skills and career opportunities in information technology and related fields for individuals in underserved rural and urban communities, and for Native Americans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2000 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jun 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
May 18, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation.
May 17, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 17, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish in the Treasury the Digital Bridge Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund 100 percent of the amounts received by the Treasury after FY 2000 as taxes on communications required under the Internal Revenue Code.

Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Board of Trustees of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund to make decisions with respect to allocations authorized under this Act. Requires the Board to submit annual reports to the President and Congress regarding its activities.

Requires the Board to ensure that assistance provided herein is: (1) made available for the benefit of rural and urban areas and Native Americans in a manner that targets such assistance for areas, communities, and populations that are underserved with respect to information technology needs, employment, and education; and (2) appropriately allocated. Directs the Board to make such assistance available for FY 2001 through 2010 for: (1) teacher training; (2) community technology centers; (3) neighborhood network learning centers; (4) the Technology Development Fund; (5) the Technology Opportunity Program; (6) rural, urban, and Native American technology training; (7) broadband network deployment; (8) the Home Internet Access Program; and (9) the Falling Through the Net survey (to determine the extent to which Americans have access to telephones, computers, and the Internet). Allows excess amounts to be allocated at the Board's discretion. Authorizes the Board, in any of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to reduce the amounts of assistance provided during the first five years.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010. Repeals this Act on October 1, 2010.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 3 to 1.5 percent, as of October 1, 2000, the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. Expresses the sense of Congress that providers of communications services should not increase service rates based upon such reduction.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 17, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4477: Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4477/
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