,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbj ,mr4 ,gardner introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide appropriations 
for the deployment of rural broadband1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,developing ,economic ,prosperity and   
,linking ,our ,youth through ,broadband 
,act or the ,,deploy ,broadband ,act4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act--  7#a7  
the term broadband internet access      
service has the meaning given the term  
in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 or any        
successor regulation2 and  7#b7 the term
 ,commission means the ,federal         
,communications ,commission4  #c4       
,appropriations for deployment of rural 
broadband  7a7 ,in general ,there is    
appropriated1 out of amounts in the     

,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#f1ejj1jjj1jjj to the ,commission1 to   
remain available until expended1 for the
 deployment of broadband-capable        
infrastructure in areas that the        
,commission determines are unserved with
 respect to broadband internet access   
service4  7b7 ,emergency designation    
,the amount made available by paragraph 
7#a7 is designated by ,congress as being
 for an emergency requirement pursuant  
to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the  
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774  #d4   
,rural set-aside  7a7 ,in general       
,section #cji7;j77#h7 of the            
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
and 7,g7 and inserting 7,g71 and 7,h72  
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,g77iii77,,ii71 in
 the matter preceding item 7aa71 by     
striking ,all and inserting ,except as  
provided in subparagraph 7,h71 all2 and 

7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,h7 ,rural dividend  7i7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a7 and  
except as provided in subparagraphs     
7,b71 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f7-- 7,i7 the   
,commission shall allocate not less than
 #aj percent of the net proceeds        
attributable to each system of          
competitive bidding conducted under this
 subsection for the deployment of       
broadband-capable infrastructure in     
areas that the ,commission has          
determined are underserved or unserved  
with respect to broadband internet      
access service2 and  7,,ii7 subject to  
this subsection1 not less than #ej      
percent of the net proceeds from each   
use of a system of competitive bidding  
under this paragraph on and after the   
date of enactment of this subparagraph  
shall be deposited in the general fund  
of the ,treasury until the date on which
 the aggregate amount of those deposits 
equals #f1ejj1jjj1jjj4  7ii7 ,limitation
 ,no amounts allocated under clause     

7i77,i7 may be combined with amounts    
that are used to fund any other program 
that is in existence on the date on     
which the allocation is made1 including 
any program established under section   
#bed4  7iii7 ,rule of construction      
,nothing under this subparagraph shall  
be construed to automatically prohibit  
or disqualify a provider of broadband   
internet access service from receiving  
funds under any other program related to
 broadband internet access service1     
including any program established under 
section #bed4  7iv7 ,definition ,in this
 subparagraph1 the term broadband       
internet access service has the meaning 
given such term in section #h4a7;b7 of  
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  4  7b7 ,public ,safety     
,trust ,fund ,section #fdac7;b77#h7 of  
the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job
 ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 
#adeg7;b77#h77 is amended by striking   
,any and inserting ,except as provided  

in subparagraph 7,h7 of section         
#cji7;j77#h7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h771 
any4  #e4 ,coordination ,the ,commission
 shall coordinate with the ,national    
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration and the ,rural          
,utilities ,service to avoid            
overbuilding of broadband internet      
access service in areas assisted under  
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act4