,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bigj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4     
,leahy7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf  
to provide requirements on the use of   
assistance for broadband deployment1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,reprioritizing ,unserved ,rural ,areas 
and ,locations for ,broadband ,act of   
#bjah or the ,,rural ,broadband ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,use of assistance for      
deployment of broadband infrastructure  
,title ,,vi of the ,rural               
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  #fjd4
 ,use of assistance for deployment of   
broadband infrastructure  7a7           
,definition of qualifying               

broadband-,capable infrastructure ,in   
this section1 the term qualifying       
broadband-capable infrastructure means  
fixed broadband-capable infrastructure--
 7#a7 used by a service provider to     
provide fixed broadband service for     
which the service provider receives     
universal service support under section 
#bed of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed71 if--  7,a7  
the broadband service satisfies any     
applicable broadband speed standards    
under that section and the regulations  
issued under that section2 or  7,b7 the 
service provider is in compliance with  
buildout obligations to provide retail  
fixed broadband service that will comply
 with applicable broadband speed        
standards described in subparagraph     
7,a72 or  7#b7 that-- 7,a7 was financed 
with funds provided by the ,secretary   
under this ,act or any other program    
carried out by the ,secretary for the   
costs of the construction1 improvement1 
or acquisition of facilities or         

equipment for the purpose of providing  
fixed telecommunications or broadband   
service2 and  7,b7 7i7 is used to       
provide fixed broadband service1 if--   
7,i7 the broadband service satisfies any
 applicable broadband speed standards   
established by the ,secretary2 or       
7,,ii7 the service provider is in       
compliance with buildout obligations to 
provide retail fixed broadband service  
that will comply with applicable        
broadband speed standards described in  
subclause 7,i72 or  7ii7 was financed   
with a loan under this ,act or any other
 program carried out by the ,secretary  
that remains outstanding4  7b7          
,restriction on use of assistance ,a    
loan1 grant1 or other assistance awarded
 under this ,act1 or by the rural       
development mission area under the      
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiba et
 seq471 may not be used to coordinate1  
approve1 or finance the deployment of   
broadband-capable infrastructure by a   

service provider to provide retail fixed
 broadband service that would overbuild 
or otherwise duplicate qualifying       
broadband-capable infrastructure that   
another service provider is using to    
provide retail fixed broadband service  
in the same area4  7c7 ,use of          
assistance in unserved areas ,a loan1   
grant1 or other assistance provided by  
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,administrator of the ,rural ,utilities 
,service1 to coordinate1 approve1 or    
finance the deployment of               
broadband-capable infrastructure by a   
service provider may be used to provide 
retail fixed broadband service in an    
area in which there is no qualifying    
broadband-capable infrastructure owned  
or operated by another service provider4
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