S.Amdt. 2439

SA 2439. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title __, insert the
following:

SEC. _____. FLEXIBILITY FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES UNDER THE
BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.

Section 60102 of division F of Public Law 117-58 (47 U.S.C.
1702) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Flexibility for Eligible Entities.--Notwithstanding
the policy notice entitled `Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment (BEAD) Program: BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice'
issued by the Assistant Secretary on June 6, 2025 (in this
subsection referred to as the `June 6 policy notice')--
``(1) an eligible entity may choose whether to expend grant
funds received under this section in accordance with either--
``(A) the notice of funding opportunity issued by the
Assistant Secretary on May 12, 2022 under subsection
(e)(1)(A)(i), without regard to the June 6 policy notice; or
``(B) the notice of funding opportunity described in
subparagraph (A) as modified by the June 6 policy notice; and
``(2) an eligible entity that makes the choice described in
paragraph (1) (A) shall not be required to comply with the
June 6 policy notice in order to gain approval of the
eligible entity's final proposal from the Assistant
Secretary.''.
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