Re-examine this

 I read through the six-page "Re-examining the Children's Internet Protection Act" section of the new NPRMaFNPRM, and but alas, I did not see the re-examination that I had been hoping for: a reconsideration of the belief that the CIPA law says that the E-Rate cannot fund filtering for applicants.

The belief comes from a peculiar reading of § 1721(g) of the CIPA statute, which says: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available under section 3134 or part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or under section 231 of the Library Services and Technology Act, may be used for the purchase or acquisition of technology protection measures that are necessary to meet the requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title. No other sources of funds for the purchase or acquisition of such measures are authorized by this title, or the amendments made by this title."  

It seems pretty clear to me that Congress intended to allow applicants to use ESEA or LSTA funds to buy a filter, but they weren't authorizing any new sources of funds.

But it's clear to me that filtering is necessary to deliver broadband to classrooms, and should therefore be eligible for E-Rate funding.

You can read a longer rumination on the topic here.

I think it would be appropriate to suggest in response to this NPRM that filtering should be eligible for E-Rate funding....