H.R. 3385 directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare a report for Congress evaluating a plan to lay a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable that would link the U.S. mainland, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. This report is intended to explore the cable's...
Simple Explanation
This bill asks a person in charge, called the Secretary of Commerce, to make a report for Congress about if it's a good idea to put a big internet cable under the ocean that connects the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. The report will look at how helpful this cable might be and if it can really happen, and they have one year to share what they find out.