,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjba,mr4   
,caw?orn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kelly (     
,mississippi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& access to  
electromagnetic spectrum = ! provision (
 broadb& s]vice 9 rural areas1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rural ,opportunities =    
,broadb& 9 ,und]s]v$ ,settlem5ts & ,t[ns
 ,act or ! ,,robu/ ,act4  #b4 ,access to
 electromagnetic spectrum = provision ( 
broadb& s]vice 9 rural areas  7a7       
,evaluation ( spectrum use  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all
 conduct an evaluation ( all cov]$      
lic5ses t are 9 effect z ( ! date ( !   

enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 ord] to det]m9e   
:e!r spectrum usage rights "u su*       
lic5ses are unutiliz$ or und]utiliz$ 9  
rural areas4  7#b7 ,effect (            
infra/ructure deploym5t on det]m9ation  
,9 conduct+ ! evaluation "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,commission may n det]m9e t     
spectrum usage rights are unutiliz$ or  
und]utiliz$ if-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a      
lic5se t conta9s t]ms reg>d+ :5 !       
lic5see is requir$ to deploy            
infra/ructure or to beg9 utiliz+ su*    
spectrum usage rights1 ! lic5see is 9   
compliance ) su* t]ms2 or  7,b7 9 ! case
 ( a lic5se t does n conta9 su* t]ms--  
7i7 ! lic5see is1 at ! "t :5 !          
,commission conducts ! evaluation1 9 !  
process ( deploy+ infra/ructure to      
utilize su* spectrum usage rights2 &    
7ii7 aft] ! deploym5t is complete1 !    
spectrum usage rights w n be unutiliz$  
or und]utiliz$4  7#c7 ,recomm5dation to 
lease unutiliz$ or und]utiliz$ spectrum 
usage rights ,if ! ,commission det]m9es 
9 ! evaluation conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7

 t any spectrum usage rights "u a cov]$ 
lic5se are unutiliz$ or und]utiliz$ 9 a 
rural area1 ! ,commission %all1 n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] complet+ su*          
evaluation1 issue a recomm5dation to !  
lic5see t ! lic5see lease su* unutiliz$ 
or und]utiliz$ spectrum usage rights to 
o!r entities = ! provision ( broadb&    
s]vice 9 su* area1 9 accordance ) subp>t
 ,x ( "p #a ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress on  
r$uction ( lic5se sizes ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t1 9 issu+ any cov]$ lic5se   
7except = a r5ewal ( su* a lic5se71 !   
,commission %\ld ensure t ! geographic  
area 9 :i* su* lic5se p]mits ! use (    
spectrum is z small z feasible1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,commission4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,broadb& s]vice ,! t]m broadb& s]vice   
means broadb& int]net access s]vice 7z  
def9$ 9 section #h4a7;b7 ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any     
successor regulation774  7#b7           

,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#c7 ,cov]$ lic5se ,! t]m cov]$ lic5se  
means a lic5se = ! use ( electromagnetic
 spectrum issu$ by ! ,commission "u !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47-- 7,a7 "u ! t]ms
 ( :i* a lic5see may use su* spectrum = 
! provision ( broadb& s]vice1 reg>dless 
( :e!r su* t]ms expressly ref] to !     
provision ( broadb& s]vice2 &  7,b7 any 
"p ( ! geographic scope ( :i* includes a
 rural area1 9 :ole or 9 "p4  7#d7      
,rural area ,! t]m rural area means a   
c\nty ) a population d5sity ( few] ?an  
#ajj individuals p] squ>e mile4  #c4    
,eligibility & p]=mance requirem5ts "u !
 ,broadb& ,re,connect ,program ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! broadb& loan & grant pilot program
 au?oriz$ "u section #ggi ( division ,a 
( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1  
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb ,/at4
 #cii7 7commonly kn[n z ! ,broadb&      
,re,connect ,program1 ,re,connect       
,program1 or ,rural e,connectivity      

,pilot ,program71 ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture %all-- 7#a7 ) respect to   
any aw>d receiv+ grant assi/ance "u !   
program1 give ! highe/ priority to ^?   
projects provid+ a d[nload spe$ ( at    
lea/ #be megabits p] second & an upload 
spe$ ( at lea/ #c megabits p] second2   
7#b7 h a lic5s$ eng9e] or o!rwise       
qualifi$ p]son available to provide     
guidance to any new applicant =         
assi/ance f ! program2 &  7#c7 use a    
portion ( ! am\nts made available = !   
program to cov] ! co/s incurr$ by       
applicants = a loan "u ! program to     
prep>e requir$ prelim9>y eng9e]+        
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