,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjac,ms4
 ,ayotte introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! equitable      
di/ribution ( ,univ]sal ,s]vice funds to
 rural ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,usf ,equitable   
,di/ribution ,act ( #bjac4  #b4         
,di/ribution ( ,univ]sal ,s]vice funds  
,section #bed ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7            
,di/ribution ( ,univ]sal ,s]vice funds  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less ?an #ge p]c5t (   
all am\nts collect$ by provid]s (       
int]/ate telecommunications f consum]s 9
 a rural ,/ate = ! purpose ( mak+       
contributions "u subsection 7d7 %all be 
allocat$ to ! provision ( univ]sal      
s]vice to consum]s 9 t rural ,/ate4     
7#b7 ,rural ,/ate ,9 ?is subsection1 !  
t]m rural ,/ate means a ,/ate 9 :i* !   

total population d5sity is n m ?an #bjj 
p p] squ>e mile1 z det]m9$ by ! late/   
available dec5nial c5sus conduct$ "u    
section #ada7;a7 ( title #ac1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,am\nts collect$    
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ z
 requir+ an increase 9 am\nts collect$  
by provid]s ( int]/ate                  
telecommunications f consum]s = !       
purpose ( mak+ contributions "u         
subsection 7d74  4