Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026

This bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to set up a five-member committee within 90 days to create a nonprofit called the Foundation for Digital Opportunity. The Foundation would not be a government agency and would raise private, state, and local money to support broadband adoption and digital skills training, including training about artificial intelligence. It would be run by a board of at least 15 appointed voting members plus nonvoting federal officials, and it could award grants, create for-profit subsidiaries that fund startups, and support Tribal broadband grants when federal funding falls short. The Foundation would have to submit a strategic plan to Congress, publish reports every two years, and have annual audits. The bill authorizes federal funding for setting up and running the Foundation starting in fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsors

• Doris O. Matsui Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors