,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cabe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,taylor 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sor5s57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rural              
,electrification ,act ( #aicf to provide
 te*nical assi/ance to exp& access to   
broadb& s]vice 9 rural communities4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,rural ,broadb& ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4   
,public notice1 assessm5ts1 te*nical    
assi/ance1 & report+ requirem5ts        
,section #gja ( ! ,rural                
,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;cc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !  
section head+1 by ins]t+ ,,te*nical     
,,assi/ance1 be=e ,,&2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ 
subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7e7  

,broadb& te*nical assi/ance program     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make    
grants to private1 nonpr(it1 or public  
organizations to provide or receive     
eligible entities broadb& te*nical      
assi/ance & tra9+ to exp& access to     
broadb& s]vice 9 rural communities ?r\gh
 ! broadb& programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,agriculture includ+-- 7,a7 prep>+      
applications = grants1 loans & loan     
gu>antees "u ?is section2  7,b7 id5tify+
 res\rces to f9ance broadb& facilities f
 public & private s\rces1 includ+ o!r   
,f$]al ag5cies2  7,c7 prep>+ feasibility
 /udies1 f9ancial =eca/s1 m>ket surveys1
 environm5tal /udies1 & te*nical design 
in=mation to support broadb& s]vices2   
7,d7 prep>+ reports & surveys necess>y  
to support ! ne$ = broadb& s]vices1 !   
price range1 & reque/ f9ancial          
assi/ance2  7,e7 analyz+ & improv+      
op]ation relat$ to ! managem5t1 includ+ 
f9ancial managem5t1 ( broadb& facilities
 & to ! effici5cy ( ! entity2  7,f7     
collect+ broadb& infra/ructure data2 or 

7,g7 assi/+ ) o!r areas ( ne$ id5tifi$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,eligible entities
 ,to be eligible to obta9 assi/ance "u  
?is subsection1 an entity %all be-- 7,a7
 a f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribe or ,tribal  
entity2  7,b7 a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1
 includ+ any ag5cy1 subdivision1        
in/rum5tality1 or political subdivision 
!re(2  7,c7 a t]ritory or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,d7 an in/itution (   
high] education 7includ+ a #ahfb        
,l&-,grant ,in/itution1 #ahij ,l&-,grant
 ,in/itution1 #aiid ,l&-,grant          
,in/itution1 ,hispanic-,s]v+            
,in/itution1 or ,hi/orically ,black     
,college or ,univ]sity72  7,e7 a        
nonpr(it organization describ$ 9 section
 #eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf2  7,f7 a coop]ative or mutual  
organization2  7,g7 a corporation2 or   
7,h7 a limit$ liability company or      
limit$ liability p>tn]%ip4  7#c7        
,selection priority ,9 select+ recipi5ts
 ( grants "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y  
%all give priority to organizations t h 

exp]i5ce 9 provid+ te*nical assi/ance & 
tra9+ to rural entities4  7#d7 ,national
 applications ,! ,secret>y %all all[    
applications = grants "u ?is p>agraph f 
qualifi$ organizations = ! sole purpose 
( provid+ on-site community te*nical    
assi/ance & tra9+ on a national or      
multi-,/ate regional basis4  4