text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Measuring the Economic Impact of 
  Broadband Act of 2018''.
  
  SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS REGARDING THE EFFECT OF THE DIGITAL 
                ECONOMY ON THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
          ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                      (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                  Transportation of the Senate;
                      (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                  of the Senate;
                      (C) the Committee on Small Business and 
                  Entrepreneurship of the Senate;
                      (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                  House of Representatives;
                      (E) the Committee on Transportation and 
                  Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                      (F) the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                  Representatives.
              (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
          means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
          and Information.
              (3) Broadband.--The term ``broadband'' means an Internet 
          Protocol-based transmission service that enables users to send 
          and receive voice, video, data, or graphics, or a combination 
          of those items.
              (4) Digital economy.--
                      (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                  term ``digital economy'' has the meaning given the term 
                  by the Secretary in carrying out this section.
                      (B) Considerations.--In establishing a definition 
                  for the term ``digital economy'' under subparagraph 
                  (A), the Secretary shall consider--
                              (i) the digital-enabling infrastructure 
                          that a computer network needs to exist and 
                          operate; and
                              (ii) the roles of e-commerce and digital 
                          media.
              (5) Digital media.--The term ``digital media'' means the 
          content that participants in e-commerce create and access.
              (6) E-commerce.--The term ``e-commerce'' means the digital 
          transactions that take place using the infrastructure described 
          in paragraph (4)(B)(i).
              (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Commerce.
      (b) Biennial Assessment and Analysis Required.--Not later than 2 
  years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
  thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
  Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce and the 
  Assistant Secretary, shall conduct an assessment and analysis regarding 
  the contribution of the digital economy to the economy of the United 
  States.
      (c) Considerations and Consultation.--In conducting each assessment 
  and analysis required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
              (1) consider the impact of--
                      (A) the deployment and adoption of--
                              (i) digital-enabling infrastructure; and
                              (ii) broadband;
                      (B) e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer 
                  commerce; and
                      (C) the production and consumption of digital 
                  media, including free media; and
              (2) consult with--
                      (A) the heads of any agencies and offices of the 
                  Federal Government as the Secretary considers 
                  appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, 
                  the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 
                  Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and 
                  the Federal Communications Commission;
                      (B) representatives of the business community, 
                  including rural and urban Internet service providers 
                  and telecommunications infrastructure providers;
                      (C) representatives from State, local, and tribal 
                  government agencies; and
                      (D) representatives from consumer and community 
                  organizations.
      (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
  committees of Congress a report regarding the findings of the Secretary 
  with respect to each assessment and analysis conducted under subsection 
  (b).
  
              Passed the Senate December 13, 2018.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                               Secretary.
  115th CONGRESS
  
    2d Session
  
                                   S. 645
  
  _______________________________________________________________________
  
                                   AN ACT
  
     To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and 
    analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the 
           economy of the United States, and for other purposes.
target: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018  This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects of the digital economy on the U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce must: (1) consider the impact of the deployment and adoption of digital-enabling infrastructure and broadband, e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer commerce, and the production and consumption of digital media; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and telecommunications infrastructure providers, and consumer and community organizations. 
feat_title: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017