,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bffh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjba,mr4   
,te/] 7= ,ms4 ,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,(fice ( ,int]net ,connectivity &     
,gr[? at ! ,national ,telecommunications
 & ,in=mation ,adm9i/ration to provide  
assi/ance relat+ to broadb& access1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,assi/ance = ,/ate & 
,tribal broadb& access programs         
,subsection 7c7 ( ! ,,access ,,broadb&  
,act 7section #ijc ( division ,,ff ( !  
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,fund     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ a fund )9
 ! ,national ,telecommunications &      
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration1 :i* %all be   
manag$ by ! ,(fice1 to provide assi/ance
 to ,/ates & ,tribal gov]nm5ts to       
support (fices1 ag5cies1 or o!r entities
 t ov]see broadb& programs & broadb&    

deploym5t 9 ! ,/ate1 ) priority giv5 to 
,/ates t-- 7i7 d n h su* an active      
(fice1 ag5cy1 or entity2 or  7ii7 ne$ to
 increase ! capacity ( su* an (fice1    
ag5cy1 or entity4  7,b7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to ! fund e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74 
7#d7 ,te*nical & o!r assi/ance  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,(fice %all provide te*nical & 
o!r assi/ance to ,/ates & ,tribal       
gov]nm5ts-- 7i7 to support ! expansion (
 broadb&1 ) priority = expansion 9 rural
 & ,tribal areas & ,/ates t consi/5t    
rate at ! bottom ( broadb& access &     
deploym5t2 &  7ii7 reg>d+ cyb]security  
res\rces & programs available ?r\gh     
,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,election     
,assi/ance ,commission1 ! ,cyb]security 
& ,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy1 !    
,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 & ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7,b7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y 
to c>ry out ?is p>agraph4  4