,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bd1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,aderholt 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,latta1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4    
,byrne1 and ,mrs4 ,rodgers of           
,washington7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,vi of the    
,social ,security ,act to permit the use
 of payments received under the         
,coronavirus ,relief ,fund for grants   
for the deployment of infrastructure for
 the provision of broadband internet    
access service1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,enabling ,extra ,time to       
,extend ,network ,deployment ,act or the
 ,,extend ,act4  #b4 ,use of            
,coronavirus ,relief ,fund payments for 
grants for deployment of broadband      
infrastructure  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #fja of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   

redesignating subsections 7e7 through   
7g7 as subsections 7f7 through 7h71     
respectively2  7#b7 in subsection       
7b77#b71 by striking subsection 7e7 and 
inserting subsection 7f72 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after subsection 7d7 the      
following3  7e7 ,grants for deployment  
of broadband infrastructure  7#a7 ,in   
general ,for the purposes of subsection 
7d71 a grant awarded in accordance with 
this subsection to a provider of        
broadband internet access service for   
the deployment of infrastructure for the
 provision of such service shall be     
treated as an eligible expenditure under
 paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection 7d7  
and paragraph 7#c7 of such subsection   
shall be applied to such an expenditure 
by substituting ,december #ca1 #bjba for
 ,december #cj1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,limitation
 regarding municipal broadband ,a       
,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of  
local government may not use funds      
provided under a payment made under this
 section-- 7,a7 to provide or offer for 

sale broadband internet access service2 
or  7,b7 to purchase1 lease1 or         
otherwise obtain facilities that are    
used exclusively to provide broadband   
internet access service by-- 7i7 the    
,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of  
local government2 or  7ii7 a third      
party4  7#c7 ,limitation regarding      
overbuilding  7,a7 ,in general ,a       
,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of  
local government may not award a grant  
from funds provided under a payment made
 under this section for the deployment  
of infrastructure for the provision of  
broadband internet access in an area    
that is not an unserved area unless the 
,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of  
local government has awarded grants from
 such funds for the deployment of such  
infrastructure in all unserved areas in 
the ,state1 or in the jurisdiction of   
the ,tribal government or unit of local 
government1 as the case may be1 such    
that no such area will remain an        
unserved area after such deployment is  

complete4  7,b7 ,determination of       
unserved areas ,to determine whether an 
area is an unserved area for purposes of
 subparagraph 7,a71 a ,state1 ,tribal   
government1 or unit of local government 
shall-- 7i7 except as provided in clause
 7ii71 use the maps created under       
section #hjb7;c77#a7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c77#a772 and  7ii7 until
 such maps are available1 use the final 
list of eligible areas released by the  
,commission in the matter of ,rural     
,digital ,opportunity ,fund 7,,wc       
,docket ,no4 #ai-abf71 except that the  
,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of  
local government shall exclude any area 
in the ,state1 or in the jurisdiction of
 the ,tribal government or unit of local
 government1 as the case may be1 with   
respect to which 7as of the time of the 
determination7-- 7,i7 funding has been  
awarded through the ,rural ,digital     
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i ,auction2  
or  7,,ii7 there is an enforceable      

commitment by a provider of broadband   
internet access service to provide such 
service in the area1 even if the service
 is not yet available1 unless the       
provider is not meeting any applicable  
build-out deadlines4  7#d7 ,additional  
requirements ,a ,state1 ,tribal         
government1 or unit of local government 
may not award a grant from funds        
provided under a payment made under this
 section for the deployment of          
infrastructure for the provision of     
broadband internet access service unless
 the ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit
 of local government-- 7,a7 at least #ij
 days before awarding such grant1       
provides public notice1 and an          
opportunity for challenge that begins on
 the date on which such public notice is
 provided and ends on the date that is  
#ij days thereafter1 of which areas have
 been determined to be unserved areas   
under paragraph 7#c77;,b7 for purposes  
of the awarding of such grant2  7,b7    
awards such grant in a technologically  

neutral manner2  7,c7 does not require a
 provider of broadband internet access  
service to be designated as an eligible 
telecommunications carrier under section
 #bad7;e7 of the ,communications ,act of
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e77 as a    
condition of receiving grant funds2     
7,d7 does not require a provider of     
broadband internet access service to    
meet any requirement relating to the    
provision of such service 7including an 
open access or rate requirement7 as a   
condition of receiving grant funds1     
except for a requirement that applies to
 providers of broadband internet access 
service as of the date of the enactment 
of this subsection2  7,e7 prohibits a   
provider of broadband internet access   
service from using grant funds to repay1
 or make any other payment relating to1 
a loan made by any public or private    
lender2 and  7,f7 prohibits a provider  
of broadband internet access service    
from using grant funds as collateral for
 a loan made by any public or private   

lender4  7#e7 ,definitions ,in this     
subsection3 7,a7 ,broadband internet    
access service ,the term broadband      
internet access service has the meaning 
given such term in section #h4a7;b7 of  
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7,b7 ,commission ,the term
 ,commission means the ,federal         
,communications ,commission4  4  7b7    
,effective date  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to payments made     
under section #fja of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hja7 on  
or after ,march #bg1 #bjbj1 including   
with respect to a grant from funds      
provided under such a payment for the   
deployment of infrastructure for the    
provision of broadband internet access  
service that was awarded1 or the        
expenditure of such funds for a purpose 
described in subsection 7e77#b7 of such 
section that was incurred1 by a ,state1 
,tribal government1 or unit of local    

government before the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,definitions ,in this subsection1 the   
terms defined in section #fja of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#hja7 have the meanings given such terms
 in such section4