REAPPLY Act of 2017

Rechecking Eligibility of Applicants to the Lifeline Program to Prevent Losses Yearly Act of 2017 or the REAPPLY Act of 2017

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require telecommunications carriers that provide Lifeline services to require Lifeline subscribers to re-apply for the service every 12 months in order for the carriers to receive federal reimbursement for providing such services. (Lifeline is the federal government program to provide telecommunications services to low-income individuals. Current federal regulations require telecommunications carriers to annually certify that their Lifeline subscribers are still eligible for the service.)  

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3621 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3621

   To require subscribers to services supported through the Lifeline 
 program of the Federal Communications Commission to reapply for such 
                      services on an annual basis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

 Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require subscribers to services supported through the Lifeline 
 program of the Federal Communications Commission to reapply for such 
                      services on an annual basis.

    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 ``Rechecking Eligibility of Applicants 
to the Lifeline Program to Prevent Losses Yearly Act of 2017'' or the 
``REAPPLY Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REAPPLICATION FOR LIFELINE SERVICES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Communications Commission shall amend subpart E of part 54 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, so as to prohibit a provider 
of a Lifeline service from seeking or receiving reimbursement for 
providing such service to a subscriber unless, on an annual basis--
            (1) such subscriber submits an application for such service 
        in the same manner, and subject to the same requirements, as in 
        the case of an initial application for such service; and
            (2) the eligibility of such subscriber to receive such 
        service is determined and certified in the same manner, and 
        subject to the same requirements, as in the case of the initial 
        such determination and certification.
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