,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,husted 7for himself and ,ms4 
,alsobrooks7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states to conduct a study on the      
capability of the ,appalachian ,regional
 ,commission to include satellites in   
broadband projects1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,expanding          
,appalachia's ,broadband ,access ,act4  
#b ,,gao study on satellite broadband   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall conduct1 and  
submit to ,congress the results thereof1
 a study on the capability of the       
,appalachian ,regional ,commission to   
incorporate satellites in broadband     

projects4  7b7 ,requirements ,in        
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the   
,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 review the 
capacity of satellite broadband services
 to be used for business purposes2  7#b7
 evaluate economic development growth in
 areas that have used satellite         
broadband for businesses2 and  7#c7     
analyze the cost-effectiveness of       
implementing broadband via satellites   
for economic development4