,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,ms4  
,k+-,h9ds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,infra/ructure       
,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act to all[ !        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
to be eligible to receive c]ta9 fund+ = 
use provid+ basic ess5tial f]ry s]vice 9
 rural areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,connect+ ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s ?r\gh
 ,f]ry ,s]vices ,act or ! ,,cnmi ,f]ry  
,act4  #b4 ,f]ry s]vice fund+ = !       
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
,section #gaajc ( ! ,infra/ructure      
,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4   
#adg note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 
7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by     
/rik+ means a f]ry s]vice & all t foll[s
 ?r\gh ! p]iod & ins]t+ means--2 &  7ii7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,a7 a f]ry
 s]vice t-- 7i7 op]at$ a regul> s*$ule  

at any "t dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod end+ on   
,m>* #a1 #bjbj2 &  7ii7 s]v$ n less ?an 
#b rural areas locat$ m ?an #ej sail+   
miles ap>t2 &  7,b7 a f]ry s]vice       
op]at+1 or be+ plann$ or e/abli%$ ) !   
int5t t ! f]ry s]vice op]ate1 a regul>  
s*$ule 9 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s4  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7
 to read z foll[s3  7#c7 ,rural area    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m rural area has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ecjb ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
,= purposes ( ! program e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7b71 ! ,commonweal? ( !      
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any area !re91
 %all be deem$ to be a rural area4  2 & 
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7   
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any ,/ate ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !         
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1  
,am]ican ,samoa1 & any o!r t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  2 &  7#b7

 9 subsection 7c7 by /rik+ includ+      
requirem5ts = ! provision ( funds to    
,/ates4 & ins]t+ includ+-- 7#a7         
requirem5ts = ! provision ( funds to    
,/ates2 &  7#b7 requirem5ts = !         
provision ( funds to ! ,commonweal? ( ! 
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s = ! e/abli%m5t & 
op]ation ( an eligible s]vice4  4