,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bccj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjba,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,rural         
,electrification ,act of #aicf to       
clarify certain matters relating to     
,state funding1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,assisting ,broadband           
,connectivity ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,state
 funding under ,rural ,utilities        
,service programs  7a7 ,eligibility of  
projects that receive ,state funding    
,title ,,vii of the ,rural              
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;cc et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  #gjd4
 ,eligibility of projects that receive  
,state funding ,in administering any    
broadband or telecommunications program1

 the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,administrator of the ,rural ,utilities 
,service1 shall not determine that a    
project is ineligible for funding       
because the project has received funding
 from a ,state4  4  7b7 ,state funds ,to
 satisfy matching requirements ,for     
purposes of any matching funds          
requirement under any program           
administered by the ,secretary of       
,agriculture1 acting through the        
,administrator of the ,rural ,utilities 
,service1 an applicant for funding under
 that program may use funds received    
from a ,state program 7including funds  
received by a ,state from the ,federal  
,government7 to satisfy the matching    
funds requirement4