,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bhaf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,novemb] #g1 #bjai,ms4 ,ros5 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to ensure t fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice assi/$ by any ,f$]al broadb& support program meets a m9imum spe$ ?re%old4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,broadb& ,p>ity ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7#b7 ,f$]al broadb& support program ,! t]m ,f$]al broadb& support program means any ( ! foll[+ programs 7or any o!r simil> ,f$]al program7 to ! ext5t ! program (f]s fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice or programs = promot+ access to & adoption ( fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice = v>i\s demographic communities ?r\gh v>i\s m$ia = resid5tial1 comm]cial1 or community provid]s1 or academic e/abli%m5ts3 7,a7 ,! ,telecommunications & ,te*nology ,program ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional ,commission4 7,b7 ,! foll[+ programs ( ! ,rural ,utilities ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture3 7i7 ,! ,telecommunications ,infra/ructure ,loan & ,loan ,gu>antee ,program e/abli%$ "u ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq474 7ii7 ,any program to provide grants1 loans1 or loan gu>antees "u sections #fja ?r\gh #fjc ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb et seq474 7iii7 ,! sub/antially und]s]v$ tru/ area initiative "u section #cjf;,f ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74 7iv7 ,! ,community ,connect ,grant ,program e/abli%$ "u section #fjd ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c74 7v7 ,! di/ance le>n+ & telem$ic9e grant program e/abli%$ "u *apt] #a ( subtitle ,d ( title ,,xxii ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;aaa et seq474 7,c7 ,! foll[+ programs ( ! ,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce3 7i7 ,! ,public ,works & ,economic ,adju/m5t ,assi/ance ,programs4 7ii7 ,! ,plann+ & ,local ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,programs4 7,d7 ,! foll[+ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t3 7i7 ,! ,community ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,program "u title ,i ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq474 7ii7 ,! loan gu>antee program "u section #ajh ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjh7 7commonly kn[n z ! ,section #ajh ,loan ,gu>antee ,program74 7iii7 ,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+ ,capital ,fund e/abli%$ "u section #i7;d7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d774 7iv7 ,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+ ,op]at+ ,fund e/abli%$ "u section #i7;e7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7e774 7v7 ,! ,multifamily ,h\s+ ,programs4 7vi7 ,! ,indian ,community ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,program4 7vii7 ,! ,indian ,h\s+ ,block ,grant ,program "u section #aja ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance & ,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74 7viii7 ,loan gu>antees "u title ,,vi ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance & ,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daia et seq47 7commonly kn[n z ! ,title ,,vi ,loan ,gu>antee ,program74 7ix7 ,! ,*oice ,neighborhoods ,initiative4 7x7 ,! ,,home ,inve/m5t ,p>tn]%ips ,program au?oriz$ "u title ,,ii ( ! ,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et seq474 7xi7 ,! ,h\s+ ,tru/ ,fund e/abli%$ "u section #acch ( ! ,f$]al ,h\s+ ,ent]prises ,f9ancial ,safety & ,s\ndness ,act ( #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #defh74 7xii7 ,! ,h\s+ ,opportunities = ,p]sons ,) ,,aids ,program au?oriz$ "u ! ,,aids ,h\s+ ,opportunity ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq474 7,e7 ,! ,am]ican ,job ,c5t]s ( ! ,employm5t & ,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4 7,f7 ,! ,libr>y ,s]vices & ,te*nology ,grant ,programs ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices4 7,g7 ,any program au?oriz$ "u section #bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 to help deploy fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice4 #c4 ,univ]sal m9imum spe$s = f$]ally support$ fix$ broadb& 7a7 ,9 g5]al 7#a7 ,requirem5t ,subject to subsection 7c71 & not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 an ag5cy may n provide assi/ance "u a ,f$]al broadb& support program unless ! fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice to be assi/$ meets or exce$s1 or w meet or exce$ :5 deploy$1 ! m9imum spe$s t 7 9 effect on ! date on :i* ! ag5cy made ! det]m9ation to provide ! assi/ance4 7#b7 ,m9imum spe$s ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! t]m m9imum spe$s means ! m9imum d[nload & upload spe$s = fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice mo/ rec5tly e/abli%$ by ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission 9 det]m9+ = purposes ( section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 :e!r advanc$ telecommunications capability is be+ deploy$ to all ,am]icans 9 a reasonable & timely fa%ion4 7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #fja7;e7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ at lea/-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ n less ?an ! m9imum spe$s e/abli%$ "u section #c ( ! ,broadb& ,p>ity ,act ( #bjai42 & 7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 1 subject to ! condition t ! m9imum acceptable level ( broadb& s]vice1 z adju/$ "u ?is p>agraph1 may n be less ?an ! m9imum spe$s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 be=e ! p]iod at ! end4 7c7 ,prospective applicability ,?is section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section-- 7#a7 %all apply to any det]m9ation ( an ag5cy to provide assi/ance "u a ,f$]al broadb& support program t is made on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 & 7#b7 %all n affect any aw>d ( assi/ance made "u a ,f$]al broadb& support program be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4