As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on
July 31, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2025
2025-2029
2025-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
570
5,945
6,510
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
570
5,945
6,510
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
1
2
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
Yes
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
Yes, Under Threshold
The bill would
Appropriate $7.0 billion for the Affordable Connectivity Program and $3.1 billion for the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program, both administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Direct the FCC to auction its inventory of spectrum licenses within the band of frequencies commonly referred to as the AWS-3 bands
Impose a private-sector mandate as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
Increased direct spending on the FCC programs
Increased receipts from spectrum auctions
Increased spending subject to appropriation to create a national strategy for synchronizing federal broadband programs
