,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,ernst introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to terminate the ,community 
,connect ,grant program of the          
,department of ,agriculture1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,streamlining ,rural ,broadband ,act of 
#bjbe4  #b4  ,repeal of ,community      
,connect ,grant program  7a7  ,in       
general  ,section #fjd of the ,rural    
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c7 is repealed4  7b7 
,conforming amendments  7#a7  ,office of
 internet connectivity and growth       
,section #ijc7;g77#d77;,b7 of division  
,,ff of the ,consolidated               
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#dg        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjg7;g77#d77;,b771 is       
amended by striking the ,community      

,connect ,grant ,program established    
under section #fjd of that ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c714  7#b7  ,grants  
for broadband connectivity  ,section    
#ije7;d77#c77;,d77ii77,i7 of division ,n
 of the ,consolidated ,appropriations   
,act1 #bjba 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4              
#agje7;d77#c77;,d77ii77,i771 is         
amended--  7,a7 in item 7aa71 by        
striking 2 and and inserting 2 or2  7,b7
 by striking item 7bb72 and  7,c7 by    
striking including-- in the matter      
preceding item 7aa7 and all that follows
 through any program in item 7aa7 and   
inserting including any program4  #c4   
,availability of funds  ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 there shall
 be available to the ,secretary of      
,agriculture to carry out the broadband 
loan and grant pilot program known as   
the ,re,connect ,program authorized     
under section #ggi of division ,a of the
 ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb      
,stat4 #cii71 without further           

appropriation1 the unobligated balances 
of amounts available on the date of     
enactment of this ,act to carry out the 
,community ,connect ,grant program under
 section #fjd of the ,rural             
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c7 7as in effect on  
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act74