,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,van ,drew introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission to
 e/abli% a program to make grants to    
,/ates = ! deploym5t ( broadb& s]vice 9 
und]s]v$ areas by small bus9ess broadb& 
provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,local  
,telecom ,expansion ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4  
,small bus9ess broadb& provid] grant    
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,commission 
%all e/abli% a program to make grants on
 a competitive basis to ,/ates = !      
deploym5t ( broadb& s]vice 9 und]s]v$   
areas by small bus9ess broadb& provid]s4
  7b7 ,eligibility ( ,/ates ,!          
,commission may only aw>d a grant "u ?is
 section to a ,/ate t-- 7#a7 meets su*  
eligibility crit]ia z ! ,commission may 
e/abli%2 &  7#b7 submits an application 
at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & ) su* in=mation &

 assurances z ! ,commission may require4
  7c7 ,subgrants to small bus9ess       
broadb& provid]s ,a ,/ate t receives a  
grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant   
funds to make subgrants to small bus9ess
 broadb& provid]s to enable su* provid]s
 to deploy broadb& s]vice 9 und]s]v$    
areas 9 ! ,/ate4  7d7 ,use ( subgrant   
funds ,a small bus9ess broadb& provid] t
 receives a subgrant f a ,/ate "u       
subsection 7c7 %all use ! subgrant funds
 to deploy1 9 und]s]v$ areas 9 ! ,/ate1 
broadb& s]vice )-- 7#a7 a d[nload spe$ (
 at lea/ #be megabits p] second2  7#b7  
an upload spe$ ( at lea/ #aj megabits p]
 second2 &  7#c7 lat5cy t is suffici5tly
 l[ to all[ real-"t1 int]active         
applications4  7e7 ,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      
,small bus9ess broadb& provid] ,! t]m   
small bus9ess broadb& provid] means a   
provid] ( broadb& s]vice t is a small   
bus9ess conc]n 7z def9$ "u section #c ( 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcb774  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means  
ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*  
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#e7 
,und]s]v$ area ,! t]m und]s]v$ area     
means an area 9 :i* only #a provid] (   
broadb& s]vice (f]s broadb& s]vice )--  
7,a7 a d[nload spe$ ( at lea/ #be       
megabits p] second & n m ?an #ii        
megabits p] second2  7,b7 an upload spe$
 ( at lea/ #aj megabits p] second2 &    
7,c7 lat5cy t is suffici5tly l[ to all[ 
real-"t1 int]active applications4