,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjag,ms4
 ,/efanik introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 = 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 utilize loans & 
loan gu>antees "u ! rural broadb& access
 program to provide broadb& s]vice =    
agricultural produc]s & to provide      
univ]sal s]vice support = in/allation   
*>ges = broadb& s]vice = agricultural   
produc]s 9 ord] to improve precision    
f>m+ & ran*+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,precision ,f>m+ ,act4  #b4 ,loan       
priorities 9 provid+ access to broadb&  
telecommunications s]vices 9 rural areas
 ,section #fja7;c77#b7 ( ! ,rural       
,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7c77#b77 is am5d$--    

7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph  
7,c72  7#b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph   
7,d7 z subp>agraph 7,e7 &1 9 su*        
subp>agraph1 by /rik+ 9 ! applications (
 ! applicants2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]   
subp>agraph 7,c7 ! foll[+ new           
subp>agraph 7,d73  7,d7 give priority to
 applicants t (f] to provide broadb&    
s]vice1 at bett] ?an ! m9imum acceptable
 level ( broadb& s]vice e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7e71 to agricultural produc]s
 9 ! propos$ s]vice t]ritory to improve 
_! ability to conduct precision f>m+ or 
ran*+1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  4   
#c4 ,univ]sal s]vice support = broadb&  
s]vice in/allation *>ges = agricultural 
produc]s ,section #bed ( !              
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,support = broadb&   
s]vice in/allation *>ges = agricultural 
produc]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a provid] (    
broadb& s]vice s]v+ a geographic area   
%all1 ^u a bona fide reque/ f an        
agricultural produc] = connection to su*

 s]vice to improve ! ability ( ! produc]
 to conduct precision f>m+ or ran*+1    
in/all any l9e or o!r facility or       
equipm5t necess>y to enable su*         
connection at a disc\nt f ! am\nt t !   
provid] w\ld *>ge o!r p>ties = a simil> 
in/allation4  7#b7 ,am\nt ( disc\nt ,!  
am\nt ( ! disc\nt provid$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all be ! less] (-- 7,a7 ! am\nt t 
! provid] w\ld *>ge o!r p>ties = a      
simil> in/allation2 or  7,b7 #ae1jjj4   
7#c7 ,limit ( "o disc\nt p] agricultural
 produc] ,an agricultural produc] may n 
receive m ?an "o disc\nt "u p>agraph    
7#a74  7#d7 ,(fset or reimbursem5t ,a   
provid] ( broadb& s]vice t makes an     
in/allation "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7
 h an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( ! disc\nt
 provid$ "u su* p>agraph treat$ z an    
(fset to its obligation to contribute to
 ! me*anisms to pres]ve & advance       
univ]sal s]vice2 or  7,b7 not)/&+ !     
provisions ( subsection 7e71 receive    
reimbursem5t utiliz+ ! support me*anisms
 to pres]ve & advance univ]sal s]vice4  

7#e7 ,consi/5cy ) rural broadb& access  
program ,! ,commission %all1 9          
consultation ) ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 promulgate su* regulations
 z are necess>y to ensure t ?is         
subsection is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t is  
consi/5t ) ! mann] 9 :i* ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture c>ries out subp>agraph 7,d7
 ( section #fja7;c77#b7 ( ! ,rural      
,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7c77#b774  4