,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,delgado 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 allow ,rural ,utilities  
,service telecommunications grants to be
 made for the collection of broadband   
infrastructure data by local            
governments1 economic development or    
other community organizations1 electric 
or telephone cooperatives1 and small    
internet providers4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,broadband ,mapping ,act4    
#b4 ,rural ,broadband ,access ,grants   
,section #fja of the ,rural             
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      

,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7l7          
,authority ,to make grants to certain   
entities ,to collect broadband          
infrastructure data ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of this section1 the   
,secretary may make a grant under this  
section to a unit of local government1  
an economic development or other        
community organization1 an electric     
cooperative 7as defined in section #c of
 the ,federal ,power ,act7 that sells   
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  
more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   
data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   
broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   

area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    
,bureau of the ,census4  4  #c4         
,expansion of ,middle ,mile             
,infrastructure ,into ,rural ,areas     
,grants ,section #fjb of the ,rural     
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#a7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,authority ,to make grants to certain   
entities ,to collect broadband          
infrastructure data ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of this section1 the   
,secretary may make a grant under this  
section to a unit of local government1  
an economic development or other        
community organization1 an electric     
cooperative 7as defined in section #c of
 the ,federal ,power ,act7 that sells   
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  
more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   

data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   
broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   
area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    
,bureau of the ,census4  4  #d4         
,innovative ,broadband ,advancement     
,grants ,section #fjc of the ,rural     
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#b7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,authority ,to make grants to certain   
entities ,to collect broadband          
infrastructure data ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of this section1 the   
,secretary may make a grant under this  
section to a unit of local government1  
an economic development or other        
community organization1 an electric     

cooperative 7as defined in section #c of
 the ,federal ,power ,act7 that sells   
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  
more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   
data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   
broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   
area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    
,bureau of the ,census4  4  #e4         
,community ,connect ,grants ,section    
#fjd of the ,rural ,electrification ,act
 of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7h7 ,authority ,to make     
grants to certain entities ,to collect  

broadband infrastructure data           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 the ,secretary may make a 
grant under this section to a unit of   
local government1 an economic           
development or other community          
organization1 an electric cooperative   
7as defined in section #c of the        
,federal ,power ,act7 that sells        
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  
more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   
data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   
broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   
area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    

,bureau of the ,census4  4  #f4         
,distance ,learning and ,telemedicine   
,grants ,section #bccc of the ,food1    
,agriculture1 ,conservation and ,trade  
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;aaa-#b7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7j7 ,authority ,to make     
grants to certain entities ,to collect  
broadband infrastructure data           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 the ,secretary may make a 
grant under this section to a unit of   
local government1 an economic           
development or other community          
organization1 an electric cooperative   
7as defined in section #c of the        
,federal ,power ,act7 that sells        
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  
more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   
data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   

broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   
area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    
,bureau of the ,census4  4  #g4         
,re,connect ,grants ,section #ggi of    
division ,a of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7#acb ,stat4
 #cii2 ,public ,law #aae-ada7 is amended
 by inserting 3 ,provided further1      
,that1 notwithstanding any other        
provision of this section1 the          
,secretary may make a grant under this  
section to a unit of local government1  
an economic development or other        
community organization1 an electric     
cooperative 7as defined in section #c of
 the ,federal ,power ,act7 that sells   
electric energy to persons in rural     
areas1 a telephone cooperative1 or an   
internet service provider that has not  

more than #ajj1jjj subscribers1 for the 
purpose of enabling the collection of   
data relating to where broadband        
infrastructure is located and which     
homes are provided with non-satellite   
broadband service1 without regard to any
 household service percentage           
requirement1 and in determining the     
eligibility of any such entity for such 
a grant1 the term rural area means an   
area that is not in an urbanized area or
 urban cluster with a population of     
#be1jjj or more as determined by the    
,bureau of the ,census before the       
period4  #h4 ,effective date ,the       
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect #a year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4