,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,collins1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mr4 ,tester7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a pilot program through which 
the ,institute of ,museum and ,library  
,services shall allocate funds to       
,states for the provision of            
internet-connected devices to libraries4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as ,the ,hotspots and ,online     
,technology and ,services ,procurement  
for our ,tribes and ,states ,act or the 
,,hotspots ,act4  #b4 ,internet hotspot 
pilot program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act1 the terms library1 ,state1 and   
,state library administrative agency    
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #bac of the ,museum and ,library
 ,services ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iabb74  

7b7 ,pilot program authorized  7#a7     
,grants to ,states and ,indian ,tribes  
,not later than #ba days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director
 of the ,institute of ,museum and       
,library ,services shall establish a    
#b-year pilot program1 through which the
 ,director shall-- 7,a7 reserve #b4e    
percent of the amounts appropriated to  
carry out this section to make grants to
 ,indian ,tribes and to organizations   
that primarily serve and represent      
,native ,hawaiians 7as the term is      
defined in section #fbjg of the ,native 
,hawaiian ,education ,act7 to enable    
such tribes and organizations to carry  
out the activities described in         
subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 allocate grant
 funds to ,states in accordance with    
paragraph 7#b7 to enable ,states1       
through the ,state library              
administrative agency1 as appropriate1  
to carry out the activities described in
 subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,allotments to   
states  7,a7 ,minimum allotments  7i7   

,in ,general ,for purposes of this      
subsection1 the minimum allotment for   
each ,state shall be #a1fjj1jjj1 except 
that the minimum allotment shall be     
#afj1jjj in the case of the ,united     
,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1        
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the    
,republic of the ,marshall ,islands1 the
 ,federated ,states of ,micronesia1 and 
the ,republic of ,palau4  7ii7 ,ratable 
reduction ,notwithstanding clause 7i71  
if the sum appropriated to carry out    
this section is insufficient to fully   
satisfy the requirement of clause 7i71  
each of the minimum allotments under    
such clause shall be reduced ratably4   
7,b7 ,remainder  7i7 ,in ,general ,from 
the remainder of any sums not reserved  
or allotted under subparagraph 7,a71 the
 ,director shall award grants to each   
,state in an amount that bears the same 
relation to such remainder as the       
population of the ,state bears to the   
population of all ,states4  7ii7 ,data  

,the population of each ,state and of   
all the ,states shall be determined by  
the ,director on the basis of the most  
recent data available from the ,bureau  
of the ,census4  7#c7 ,grants for indian
 tribes ,an ,indian tribe that is       
eligible for support under section #bfa 
of the ,library ,services and           
,technology ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iafa7  
may designate a tribal library or tribal
 library consortium as a library or     
consortium that is eligible for grant   
funds under this section1 without regard
 to whether the library or library      
consortium is eligible for assistance   
from a ,state ,library ,administrative  
,agency under the ,library ,services and
 ,technology ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iaba  
et seq471 if the library or library     
consortium is eligible for support from 
an ,indian tribe under such section     
#bfa4  7c7 ,use of grant funds ,each    
,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or other entity 
receiving a grant1 contract1 or         
cooperative agreement under this section

 shall use funding under this section   
to-- 7#a7 expand digital network access 
by purchasing and distributing          
internet-connected devices1 such as     
hotspots1 to libraries in low-income and
 rural areas so that those libraries can
 allow individuals to borrow            
internet-connected devices for home use 
and install or upgrade public wi-fi     
access points for use on or near library
 grounds2  7#b7 provide libraries with  
funds to pay the other expenses         
associated with such devices and        
services1 such as processing1 training1 
associated connectivity1 hardware and   
support1 and other necessary expenses   
related to the retention of these       
devices and provision of these services2
 and  7#c7 encourage existing and new   
partnerships between ,state and local   
governments1 libraries1 nonprofit       
entities1 agencies including the        
,federal ,communications ,commission1   
and telecommunication1 broadband1 and   
internet service providers to coordinate

 the distribution of hotspots and other 
internet-connected devices and services4
  7d7 ,grants1 contracts1 or cooperative
 agreements ,from amounts appropriated  
to carry out this section1 #a1jjj1jjj   
shall be made available for the         
,director of the ,institute of ,museum  
and ,library ,services for grants1      
contracts1 or cooperative agreements    
with ,federal agencies1 public and      
private organizations1 and other        
entities determined to be eligible by   
the ,director to enable those agencies1 
organizations1 and entities to carry out
 the activities described in subsection 
7c74  7e7 ,authorization of             
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #afj1jjj1jjj4