; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Contribution The term contribution means funds provided to the Universal Service Fund under section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254(d) ). (4) Edge provider The term edge provider means a provider of online content or services, such as a search engine, a social media platform, a streaming service, an app store, a cloud computing service, or an e-commerce platform. (5) Universal Service Fund The term Universal Service Fund means the fund established pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) and administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company to support service to high-cost areas, schools and libraries, rural health care facilities, and the Lifeline program of the Commission. (b) Study and report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and after issuing a notice of inquiry seeking public comment on the issues described in this subsection, the Commission shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, which shall include the consideration of comments on, and the findings of the Commission with respect to— (1) the class of firms and services on which contributions could be assessed, including an inquiry into the specific sources of revenue potentially subject to contributions, such as digital advertising revenue and user fees; (2) the equity issues of the current contributions system, including the cost burden on consumers who traditionally purchase legacy telecommunications services; (3) equity issues of alternative contributions systems that would create new funding sources for the Universal Service Fund such as Federal appropriations or assessments on edge providers