Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014

Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014 - Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5376 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5376

To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and 
      commercial mobile data service through the Lifeline program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2014

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and 
      commercial mobile data service through the Lifeline program.

    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 ``Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIFELINE SUPPORT FOR MOBILE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--A provider of commercial mobile service or 
commercial mobile data service may not receive universal service 
support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 214(e); 254) for the provision of such service through the 
Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial mobile data service.--The term ``commercial 
        mobile data service'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
        Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401).
            (2) Commercial mobile service.--The term ``commercial 
        mobile service'' has the meaning given such term in section 332 
        of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332).
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