,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dche  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,smith introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,rural         
,electrification ,act of #aicf to       
reauthorize the ,community ,connect     
,grant ,program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,community ,connect ,grant 
,program ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,community 
,connect ,grant ,program ,section #fjd  
of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of  
#aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking less than
 the and all that follows through the   
period at the end and inserting the     
following3 8less than--  7,a7 a         
#ajj-,mbps downstream transmission      
capacity2 and  7,b7 a #bj-,mbps upstream
 transmission capacity4  2 and  7,b7 in 

paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 an area and inserting a rural area2    
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
#aj-,mbps and inserting #be-,mbps2 and  
7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 
#a-,mbps and inserting #c-,mbps2  7#b7  
in subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 by striking 
area2 or and inserting area 7including  
any eligible broadband service that will
 be provided in the future in the       
eligible service area pursuant to       
enforceable commitments for network     
deployment applicable under another     
broadband funding program72 or2 and     
7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by striking     
#bjbc and inserting #bjca4