,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbj,mrs4    
,capito 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,man*97        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,public ,works & ,economic   
,developm5t ,act ( #aife to provide = a 
high-spe$ broadb& deploym5t initiative4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,elim9at+ ,b>ri]s to ,rural ,int]net  
,developm5t ,grant ,eligibility ,act or 
! ,e-,,bridge ,act4  #b4 ,high-spe$     
broadb& deploym5t initiative  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,title ,,ii ( ! ,public ,works &  
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cada et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bai4          
,high-spe$ broadb& deploym5t initiative 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,broadb& project ,! t]m broadb& project 
means1 = ! purpose ( provid+1 ext5d+1   
exp&+1 or improv+ high-spe$ broadb&     
s]vice to fur!r ! goals ( ?is ,act--    

7,a7 plann+1 te*nical assi/ance1 or     
tra9+2  7,b7 ! acquisition or developm5t
 ( l&2 or  7,c7 ! acquisition1 design & 
eng9e]+1 con/ruction1 rehabilitation1   
alt]ation1 expansion1 or improvem5t (   
facilities1 includ+ relat$ ma*9]y1      
equipm5t1 contractual rights1 &         
intangible prop]ty4  7#b7 ,eligible     
recipi5t ,! t]m eligible recipi5t       
includes-- 7,a7 a public-private        
p>tn]%ip2 &  7,b7 a consortium =m$ = !  
purpose ( provid+1 ext5d+1 exp&+1 or    
improv+ high-spe$ broadb& s]vice betwe5 
#a or m eligible recipi5ts & #a or m    
=-pr(it organizations4  7#c7 ,high-spe$ 
broadb& ,! t]m high-spe$ broadb& means !
 provision ( #b-way data transmission ) 
suffici5t d[n/ream & up/ream spe$s to   
end us]s to p]mit effective p>ticipation
 9 ! economy & to support economic gr[?1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,broadb&
 projects  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on !          
application ( an eligible recipi5t1 !   
,secret>y may make grants "u ?is title =
 broadb& projects1 :i* %all be subject  

to ! provisions ( ?is section4  7#b7    
,int]e/ 9 real or p]sonal prop]ty ,= any
 broadb& project c>ri$ out by an        
eligible recipi5t t is a public-private 
p>tn]%ip or consortium1 ! ,secret>y %all
 require t title to any real or p]sonal 
prop]ty acquir$ or improv$ ) grant      
funds1 or if ! recipi5t w n acquire     
title1 ano!r possessory int]e/          
acceptable to ! ,secret>y1 be ve/$ 9 a  
public p>tn] or eligible nonpr(it       
organization or association = ! useful  
life ( ! project1 aft] :i* title may be 
transf]r$ to any memb] ( !              
public-private p>tn]%ip or consortium 9 
accordance ) regulations promulgat$ by !
 ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,procurem5t ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 no p]son or    
entity %all be disqualifi$ f compet+ to 
provide goods or s]vices relat$ to a    
broadb& project on ! basis t ! p]son or 
entity p>ticipat$ 9 ! developm5t ( !    
broadb& project or 9 ! draft+ (         
specifications1 requirem5ts1 /atem5ts ( 
"w1 or simil> docum5ts relat$ to ! goods

 or s]vices to be provid$4  7#d7        
,broadb& project prop]ty  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y may p]mit a recipi5t ( a   
grant = a broadb& project to grant an   
option to acquire real or p]sonal       
prop]ty 7includ+ contractual rights &   
intangible prop]ty7 relat$ to t project 
to a ?ird p>ty on su* t]ms z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es to be appropriate1 subject to 
! condition t ! option may only be      
ex]cis$ aft] ! ,secret>y releases !     
,f$]al int]e/ 9 ! prop]ty4  7,b7        
,treatm5t ,! grant or ex]cise ( an      
option describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
n con/itute a r$i/ribution ( grant funds
 "u section #bag4  7c7 ,s\rces (        
assi/ance ,a grant provid$ "u ?is       
section may be provid$ f am\nts made    
available to c>ry out ?is title 9       
comb9ation ) am\nts made available "u   
any o!r ,f$]al program4  7d7 ,non-,f$]al
 %>e ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( ! non-,f$]al  
%>e ( ! co/ ( a broadb& project1 !      
,secret>y may provide cr$it t[>d !      
non-,f$]al %>e = ! pres5t value (       

all[able contributions ov] ! useful life
 ( ! broadb& project1 subject to !      
condition t ! ,secret>y may require su* 
assurances ( ! value ( ! rights & ( !   
commitm5t ( ! rights z ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es to be appropriate4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,public ,works &     
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #caba note2 ,public ,law      
#hi-acf7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item 
relat+ to section #bah ! foll[+3  ,sec4 
#bai4 ,high-spe$ broadb& deploym5t      
initiative4  4