,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g   
7legislative day1 ,february #c71        
#bjbb,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,smith1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,casey7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify    
conditions of funding for the distance  
learning1 telemedicine1 and broadband   
program of the ,rural ,utilities        
,service1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,connect ,unserved ,americans ,act  
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,distance learning1      
telemedicine1 and broadband program ,the
 ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs  
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh7 is amended  
in the third proviso under the heading  
distance learning1 telemedicine1 and    
broadband program under the heading     
,rural ,utilities ,service under the    
heading rural development programs under

 the heading ,department of ,agriculture
 in title ,i of division ,j by striking 
#ej percent and inserting #hj percent4  
#c4 ,coordination with ,treasury        
,department on distribution of broadband
 deployment funds  7a7 ,in general      
,section #ijd7;b7 of division ,,ff of   
the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjba 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;b77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 
7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at 
the end2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7iv7 the ,department of 
the ,treasury2 and  2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,d7 the programs           
administered by the ,department of the  
,treasury4  4  7b7 ,deadline ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the covered     
agencies 7as defined in section #ijd7;b7

 of division ,,ff of the ,consolidated  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#dg        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;b771 as amended by     
subsection 7a7 of this section7 shall   
implement the amendments made by        
subsection 7a7 of this section4