I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5173 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2023 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Fulcher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act . 2. Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2) ) is amended by inserting after Act’) the following: , except for section 552 of that title (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ) .