To establish the Foundation for Digital Opportunity, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8936 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8936 To establish the Foundation for Digital Opportunity, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Foundation for Digital Opportunity, 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 ``Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors described in subsection (d)(1). (3) Business incubator.--The term ``business incubator'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Native American Business Incubators Program Act (25 U.S.C. 5802). (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (5) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Committee for the Establishment of the Foundation for Digital Opportunity established under subsection (b). (6) Community anchor institution; covered populations.--The terms ``community anchor institution'' and ``covered populations'' have the meanings given those terms in section 60302 of the Digital Equity Act of 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1721). (7) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of Commerce. (8) Digital inclusion.--The term ``digital inclusion''-- (A) means the activities that are necessary to ensure that all individuals in the Uni