,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dbhe ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 ,man*9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% a pilot program ?r\gh :i* ! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices %all allocate funds to ,/ates = ! provision ( int]net-connect$ devices to libr>ies4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,! ,hotspots & ,onl9e ,te*nology & ,s]vices ,procurem5t = our ,tribes & ,/ates ,act or ! ,,hotspots ,act4 #b4 ,int]net hotspot pilot program 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]ms libr>y1 ,/ate1 & ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #bac ( ! ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iabb74 7b7 ,pilot program au?oriz$ 7#a7 ,grants to ,/ates & ,indian ,tribes ,n lat] ?an #ba days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices %all e/abli% a #b-ye> pilot program1 ?r\gh :i* ! ,director %all-- 7,a7 res]ve #b4e p]c5t ( ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section to make grants to ,indian ,tribes & to organizations t prim>ily s]ve & repres5t ,native ,hawaiians 7z ! t]m is def9$ 9 section #fbjg ( ! ,native ,hawaiian ,education ,act7 to enable su* tribes & organizations to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 & 7,b7 allocate grant funds to ,/ates 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#b7 to enable ,/ates1 ?r\gh ! ,/ate libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy1 z appropriate1 to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,allotm5ts to /ates 7,a7 ,m9imum allotm5ts 7i7 ,9 ,g5]al ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! m9imum allotm5t = ea* ,/ate %all be #a1fjj1jjj1 except t ! m9imum allotm5t %all be #afj1jjj 9 ! case ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates ( ,micronesia1 & ! ,republic ( ,palau4 7ii7 ,ratable r$uction ,not)/&+ clause 7i71 if ! sum appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section is insuffici5t to fully satisfy ! requirem5t ( clause 7i71 ea* ( ! m9imum allotm5ts "u su* clause %all be r$uc$ ratably4 7,b7 ,rema9d] 7i7 ,9 ,g5]al ,f ! rema9d] ( any sums n res]v$ or allott$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,director %all aw>d grants to ea* ,/ate 9 an am\nt t be>s ! same relation to su* rema9d] z ! population ( ! ,/ate be>s to ! population ( all ,/ates4 7ii7 ,data ,! population ( ea* ,/ate & ( all ! ,/ates %all be det]m9$ by ! ,director on ! basis ( ! mo/ rec5t data available f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4 7#c7 ,grants = indian tribes ,an ,indian tribe t is eligible = support "u section #bfa ( ! ,libr>y ,s]vices & ,te*nology ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iafa7 may designate a tribal libr>y or tribal libr>y consortium z a libr>y or consortium t is eligible = grant funds "u ?is section1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! libr>y or libr>y consortium is eligible = assi/ance f a ,/ate ,libr>y ,adm9i/rative ,ag5cy "u ! ,libr>y ,s]vices & ,te*nology ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iaba et seq471 if ! libr>y or libr>y consortium is eligible = support f an ,indian tribe "u su* section #bfa4 7c7 ,use ( grant funds ,ea* ,/ate1 ,indian ,tribe1 or o!r entity receiv+ a grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section %all use fund+ "u ?is section to-- 7#a7 exp& digital network access by pur*as+ & di/ribut+ int]net-connect$ devices1 su* z hotspots1 to libr>ies 9 l[-income & rural areas s t ^? libr>ies c all[ individuals to borr[ int]net-connect$ devices = home use & in/all or upgrade public wi-fi access po9ts = use on or ne> libr>y gr\nds2 7#b7 provide libr>ies ) funds to pay ! o!r exp5ses associat$ ) su* devices & s]vices1 su* z process+1 tra9+1 associat$ connectivity1 h>dw>e & support1 & o!r necess>y exp5ses relat$ to ! ret5tion ( ^! devices & provision ( ^! s]vices2 & 7#c7 enc\rage exi/+ & new p>tn]%ips betwe5 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 libr>ies1 nonpr(it entities1 ag5cies includ+ ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 & telecommunication1 broadb&1 & int]net s]vice provid]s to coord9ate ! di/ribution ( hotspots & o!r int]net-connect$ devices & s]vices4 7d7 ,grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts ,f am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section1 #a1jjj1jjj %all be made available = ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices = grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts ) ,f$]al ag5cies1 public & private organizations1 & o!r entities det]m9$ to be eligible by ! ,director to enable ^? ag5cies1 organizations1 & entities to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #afj1jjj1jjj4