S. 2238, PLAN for Broadband Act
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
