1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Computer and Internet Equity Act . 2. Increased Lifeline support for Broadband Internet access service (a) In general Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to modify the requirements for the Lifeline program set forth in subpart E of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) to provide for the following: (1) The amount of Lifeline support that a provider of Lifeline service may receive for providing such service to each qualifying low-income consumer shall be increased by $1,000 per year. (2) The percentage of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (as specified in section 54.409(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) at or below which a consumer’s household income must be in order for the consumer to constitute a qualifying low-income consumer on the basis of income shall be increased to 435 percent. (3) A provider of broadband internet access service shall not be required to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 214(e) ) in order to receive Lifeline support for providing such service to a qualifying low-income consumer. (b) Limitation The modifications made by the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall only apply with respect to Lifeline support that is applied to the cost of a broadband internet access service plan (or, in the case of a service plan that includes other services in a bundle with broadband internet access service, to the portion of the cost of such plan that is attributable to broadband internet access service). (c) Duration The modifications made by the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall cease to have any force or effect on the date that is 12 years after the date on which such regulations are promulgated. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications