,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bffa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,tipton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gosar7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 and in addition to the    
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,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 #bjai and the ,,rural ,broadband
 ,act of #bjai 4  #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  #fjg4
 ,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 terrestrial broadband-capable     
infrastructure-- 7#a7 used by a service 
provider to provide fixed terrestrial   
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 the current 
speed benchmark for fixed services      
established by the ,,fcc under section  
#gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of 
#aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb72 or  7,b7   
the service provider is in compliance   
with buildout obligations in the        
relevant area to provide retail fixed   
terrestrial broadband service that will 

comply with the applicable broadband    
speed standard 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 terrestrial telecommunications or 
broadband service2 and  7,b7  7i7 is    
used to provide fixed terrestrial       
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 in 
the relevant area to provide retail     
fixed terrestrial broadband service that
 will comply with the 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 outstanding for the purpose
 of providing fixed terrestrial         
telecommunications or broadband service4
  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 terrestrial        
broadband service in the same geographic
 area4  7c7 ,use of assistance in       
unserved areas ,a loan1 grant1 or other 
assistance provided by the ,secretary   
hereunder1 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 only in a
 geographic area in which there is no   
qualifying broadband-capable            
infrastructure owned or operated by     
another service provider4  4