,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjae ,mr4   
,wick] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mrs4    
,capito1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize &    
improve ! ,appala*ian regional          
developm5t program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,appala*ian ,regional ,developm5t    
,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjae4  #b4            
,reau?orization ( ,appala*ian regional  
developm5t program ,section #adgjc (    
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7a7 &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9       
addition to am\nts made available by    
section #adeja & any o!r am\nts made    
available = ! ,appala*ian developm5t    
highway sy/em program "u any o!r        
provision ( law1 !re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,appala*ian ,regional  
,commission to c>ry out ?is subtitle    

#ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh  
#bjbj4  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+           
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 
& 7e71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7      
,high-,spe$ broadb& deploym5t initiative
 ,( ! am\nts made available "u          
subsection 7a71 #aj1jjj1jjj %all be us$ 
to c>ry out section #adeji4  4  #c4     
,high-spe$ broadb& deploym5t initiative 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ade (
 subtitle ,,iv ( title #dj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #adeji4 ,high-spe$ broadb&   
deploym5t initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission may   
provide te*nical assi/ance1 make grants1
 ent] into contracts1 or o!rwise provide
 am\nts to p]sons or entities 9 !       
,appala*ian region = projects &         
activities--  7#a7 to increase af=dable 
access to broadb& networks ?r\gh\t !    
,appala*ian region2  7#b7 to conduct    
rese>*1 analysis1 & tra9+ to increase   
broadb& adoption ef=ts 9 ! ,appala*ian  

region2  7#c7 to provide te*nology      
assets1 includ+ comput]s1 sm>tbo>ds1 &  
video projectors to educational sy/ems  
?r\gh\t ! ,appala*ian region2  7#d7 to  
increase di/ance le>n+ opportunities    
?r\gh\t ! ,appala*ian region2  7#e7 to  
increase ! use ( teleheal? te*nologies 9
 ! ,appala*ian region2 &  7#f7 to       
promote e-comm]ce applications 9 !      
,appala*ian region4  7b7 ,limitation on 
available am\nts ,( ! co/ ( any activity
 eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 n m 
?an--  7#a7 #ej p]c5t may be provid$ f  
am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is      
section2  7#b7 9 ! case ( a project to  
be c>ri$ out 9 a c\nty = :i* a di/ress$ 
c\nty designation is 9 effect "u section
 #adebf1 #hj p]c5t may be provid$ f     
am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is      
section2 or  7#c7 9 ! case ( a project  
to be c>ri$ out 9 a c\nty = :i* an      
at-risk designation is 9 effect "u      
section #adebf1 #gj p]c5t may be provid$
 f am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is   
section4  7c7 ,s\rces ( assi/ance       

,subject to subsection 7b71 grants      
provid$ "u ?is section may be provid$ f 
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section 9 comb9ation ) am\nts made      
available "u o!r ,f$]al programs or f   
any o!r s\rce4  7d7 ,f$]al %>e ,not)/&+ 
any provision ( law limit+ ! ,f$]al %>e 
"u any o!r ,f$]al program1 am\nts made  
available to c>ry out ?is section may be
 us$ to increase t ,f$]al %>e1 z !      
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission       
det]m9es is appropriate4  4  7b7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5t ,! analysis = *apt] #ade (     
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section
 #adejh ! foll[+3  #adeji4 ,high-spe$   
broadb& deploym5t initiative4  4  #d4   
,t]m9ation ,section #adgjd ( title #dj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#bjab & ins]t+ #bjbj4  #e4 ,effective   
date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjae4