,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,gibson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*rad]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rural              
,electrification ,act ( #aicf1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,rural    
,electrification ,act ( #aicf ,section  
#fja ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( 
#aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ loans & 
loan gu>antees & ins]t+ loans1 loan     
gu>antees1 & grants2  7#b7 9 subsection 
7c7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 1
 & may make grants1 aft] loans2 &  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 1 & 9 mak+   
grants1 be=e "u p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 9  
subsection 7d71 by add+ at ! end !      

foll[+3  7#h7 ,additional process ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% a process "u :i* 
an incumb5t s]vice provid] :i*1 z ( !   
date ( ! publication ( notice "u        
p>agraph 7#e7 ) respect to an           
application submitt$ by ! provid]1 is   
provid+ broadb& s]vice to a remote rural
 area1 may 7b %all n be requir$ to7     
submit to ! ,secret>y1 n less ?an #ae & 
n m ?an #cj days aft] t date1 in=mation 
reg>d+ ! broadb& s]vices t ! provid]    
(f]s 9 ! propos$ s]vice t]ritory1 s t ! 
,secret>y may assess :e!r ! application 
meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is section )     
respect to eligible projects4  2  7#d7 9
 subsection 7e71 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#c7 ,requirem5t ,9 consid]+ ! 
te*nology ne$s ( cu/om]s 9 a propos$    
s]vice t]ritory1 ! ,secret>y %all take  
into consid]ation ! upgrade or          
replacem5t co/ = ! con/ruction or       
acquisition ( facilities & equipm5t 9 ! 
t]ritory4  2  7#e7 by r$esignat+        
subsections 7k7 & 7l7 z subsections 7l7 
& 7m71 respectively1 & ins]t+ aft]      

subsection 7j7 ! foll[+3  7k7 ,mat*+    
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may  
make a grant to an entity = a project ) 
respect to :i* a loan or loan gu>antee  
is made "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,am\nt    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt ( ! grant %all n 
exce$ #aj p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! project4    
7,b7 ,mat* requirem5t ,! ,secret>y may n
 make a grant to an entity = a project  
unless ! entity has made a b9d+         
commitm5t to ! ,secret>y t ! entity w   
provide = ! project1 f non-,f$]al       
s\rces1 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( !   
grant4  2  7#f7 9 subsection 7l7 7z s   
r$esignat$7--  7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7           
,limitations on au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjac ?r\gh #bjag1 to
 rema9 available until exp5d$4 ,( ! sums
 made available to c>ry out ?is section 
= a fiscal ye>--  7,a7 #gj p]c5t %all be
 available = ! co/ ( loans & loan       

gu>antees "u ?is section2 &  7,b7 #cj   
p]c5t %all be available = grants "u ?is 
section4  2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--   
7i7 9 ! p>agraph head+1 ins]t loan &    
loan gu>antee be=e funds2 &  7ii7 9     
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ = loans &   
loan gu>antees be=e "u ?is subsection2 &
  7#g7 9 subsection 7m7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ #bjac & ins]t+    
#bjag4