,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 
,k+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4        
,graham1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1       
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to   
e/abli% a grant program to address =e/ry
 work=ce developm5t ne$s1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,jobs 9 ! ,woods ,act4  #b4
 ,=e/ry work=ce developm5t grants  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,c>e]  
pa?way ,! t]m c>e] pa?way has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce    
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#b7 ,eligible area  
,! t]m eligible area means an area t--  
7,a7 is a nonmetropolitan area t        
qualifies z a l[-income community 7z    
def9$ 9 section #de;,d7e7 ( ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf72  7,b7 has access

 to or has a plan to a*ieve broadb&     
s]vice )-- 7i7 at lea/ #ajj ,mbps       
d[nload & #bj ,mbps upload spe$s2  7ii7 
lat5cy suffici5tly l[ = real-"t1        
int]active applications2 &  7iii7       
network reliability ( n m ?an #dh h\rs (
 outage "t ov] any #cfe-;day p]iod2 &   
7,c7 has a population ( #bj1jjj or few] 
inhabitants4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a      
nonpr(it organization2  7,b7 a ,/ate2   
7,c7 an ,indian ,tribe2  7,d7 a unit (  
local gov]nm5t2 &  7,e7 an in/itution ( 
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a        
competitive grant program to make grants
 to eligible entities to c>ry out c>e]  
pa?way tra9+ programs 9 eligible areas )
 respect to =e/ry op]ations & =e/ry     
products indu/ries4  7c7 ,applications  

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible    
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 :i* %all include-- 7,a7 a      
demon/rat$ capacity to c>ry out a c>e]  
pa?way tra9+ program 9 accordance )     
subsection 7b72  7,b7 a demon/ration (  
ne$ = su* program )9 a region2  7,c7 a  
projection ( ! ext5t ( rea* int5d$ = su*
 program2  7,d7 a plan to ensure t su*  
program is su/a9able2 &  7,e7 a plan = !
 implem5tation ( su* program4  7#b7     
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t-- 7,a7 propose to
 c>ry out activities to address ! issues
 ( an ag+ work=ce & y\? migration2  7,b7
 w p>tn] ) second>y s*ools 7z def9$ 9   
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja77 to engage /ud5ts2 &  7,c7       
demon/rate ! ability to assi/ ) =e/ry   
work=ce placem5t & hir+4  7d7 ,t]m2     

am\nt ,a grant made "u ?is section %all 
be-- 7#a7 = a p]iod ( n m ?an #d ye>s2 &
  7#b7 9 an am\nt t is-- 7,a7 n less ?an
 #ejj1jjj2 &  7,b7 n m ?an #b1jjj1jjj4  
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4