A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.

The bill introduced in the 119th Congress with designation S. 4448 on April 30, 2026, aims to compel the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop monitoring tools for tracking the advancement of grant beneficiaries within the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. Additionally, it mandates the Assistant Secretary to assist executive agencies in enhancing adherence to the legal deadline for processing communications use applications.