S.Amdt. 1101

SA 1101. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 998 submitted by Mr. Leahy to the bill S. 954, to
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 12, strike lines 6 and 7, and insert the following:

``shall be used for any 1 project;
``(IV) no portion of the proposed service territory is
already served by ultra-high speed service;
``(V) the entity receiving the grant, loan, or loan
guarantee--

``(aa) does not already provide ultra-high speed service in
any State in which the entity operates; and
``(bb) has not received any funding under the broadband
technologies opportunity program established under section
6001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) or the programs funded under the
heading `distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband
program' under the heading `Department of Agriculture' under
title I of division A of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 119);
and

``(VI) paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall

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