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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3587
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7 (legislative day, February 3), 2022
Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program of the Rural Utilities Service, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022
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Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended in the third proviso under the heading distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
under the heading Rural Utilities Service
under the heading rural development programs
under the heading Department of Agriculture
in title I of division J by striking 50 percent
and inserting 80 percent
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Coordination with Treasury Department on distribution of broadband deployment funds
In general
Section 904(b) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1308(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A)—
in clause (ii), by striking and
at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
the Department of the Treasury; and
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
the programs administered by the Department of the Treasury.
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Deadline
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the covered agencies (as defined in section 904(b) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1308(b)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section) shall implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.