PLAN for Broadband Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2805 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2805 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes. 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 ``Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act'' or the ``PLAN for Broadband Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the heads of the covered agencies, shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide to-- (1) support better management of Federal broadband programs to deliver on the goal of providing high-speed, affordable broadband internet access service to all individuals in the United States; (2) synchronize interagency coordination among covered agencies for Federal broadband programs; (3) synchronize interagency coordination regarding the process for approving the grant of an easement, right of way, or lease to, in, over, or on a building or any other property owned by the Federal Government for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain infrastructure with res