I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1102 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 ``Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. LIFELINE ENROLLMENT OUTREACH GRANTS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Covered individuals.--The term ``covered individuals'' means-- (A) Medicaid enrollees; (B) SNAP participants; and (C) low-income residents. (3) Eligible-but-not-enrolled.--The term ``eligible-but- not-enrolled'' means, with respect to an individual, that the individual is eligible for the Lifeline program but is not enrolled in the Lifeline program. (4) Lifeline program.--The term ``Lifeline program'' means the Lifeline program of the Commission. (5) Low-income.--The term ``low-income'' means a gross annual income at or below 135 percent of the Federal poverty level. (6) Medicaid enrollee.--The term ``Medicaid enrollee'' means, with respect to a State, an individual enrolled in the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a waiver of that plan.…
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