,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bigj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1 #bjah ,mr4   
,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,leahy7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rural               
,electrification ,act ( #aicf to provide
 requirem5ts on ! use ( assi/ance =     
broadb& deploym5t1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,reprioritiz+ ,uns]v$ ,rural ,areas & 
,locations = ,broadb& ,act ( #bjah or ! 
,,rural ,broadb& ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,use
 ( assi/ance = deploym5t ( broadb&      
infra/ructure ,title ,,vi ( ! ,rural    
,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #fjd4 ,use (   
assi/ance = deploym5t ( broadb&         
infra/ructure  7a7 ,def9ition ( qualify+
 broadb&-,capable infra/ructure ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m qualify+ broadb&-capable 
infra/ructure means fix$ broadb&-capable

 infra/ructure-- 7#a7 us$ by a s]vice   
provid] to provide fix$ broadb& s]vice =
 :i* ! s]vice provid] receives univ]sal 
s]vice support "u section #bed ( !      
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed71 if--  7,a7 ! broadb&   
s]vice satisfies any applicable broadb& 
spe$ /&>ds "u t section & ! regulations 
issu$ "u t section2 or  7,b7 ! s]vice   
provid] is 9 compliance ) build\t       
obligations to provide retail fix$      
broadb& s]vice t w comply ) applicable  
broadb& spe$ /&>ds describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7#b7 t-- 7,a7 0   
f9anc$ ) funds provid$ by ! ,secret>y "u
 ?is ,act or any o!r program c>ri$ out  
by ! ,secret>y = ! co/s ( ! con/ruction1
 improvem5t1 or acquisition ( facilities
 or equipm5t = ! purpose ( provid+ fix$ 
telecommunications or broadb& s]vice2 & 
7,b7 7i7 is us$ to provide fix$ broadb& 
s]vice1 if-- 7,i7 ! broadb& s]vice      
satisfies any applicable broadb& spe$   
/&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y2 or       
7,,ii7 ! s]vice provid] is 9 compliance 

) build\t obligations to provide retail 
fix$ broadb& s]vice t w comply )        
applicable broadb& spe$ /&>ds describ$ 9
 subclause 7,i72 or  7ii7 0 f9anc$ ) a  
loan "u ?is ,act or any o!r program     
c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y t rema9s       
out/&+4  7b7 ,re/riction on use (       
assi/ance ,a loan1 grant1 or o!r        
assi/ance aw>d$ "u ?is ,act1 or by !    
rural developm5t mission area "u !      
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiba et seq471 may n
 be us$ to coord9ate1 approve1 or f9ance
 ! deploym5t ( broadb&-capable          
infra/ructure by a s]vice provid] to    
provide retail fix$ broadb& s]vice t    
w\ld ov]build or o!rwise duplicate      
qualify+ broadb&-capable infra/ructure t
 ano!r s]vice provid] is us+ to provide 
retail fix$ broadb& s]vice 9 ! same     
area4  7c7 ,use ( assi/ance 9 uns]v$    
areas ,a loan1 grant1 or o!r assi/ance  
provid$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,rural ,utilities      
,s]vice1 to coord9ate1 approve1 or      

f9ance ! deploym5t ( broadb&-capable    
infra/ructure by a s]vice provid] may be
 us$ to provide retail fix$ broadb&     
s]vice 9 an area 9 :i* !re is no        
qualify+ broadb&-capable infra/ructure  
own$ or op]at$ by ano!r s]vice provid]4 
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