‘‘(3) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ 
means any census tract which— 
‘‘(A) is not within 10 miles of any incor-
porated or census designated place containing 
more than 25,000 people, and 
‘‘(B) is not within a county or county 
equivalent which has an overall population den-
sity of more than 500 people per square mile of 
land. 
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term ‘under-
served area’ means— 
‘‘(A) any census tract which is located in— 
‘‘(i) an empowerment zone or enter-
prise community designated under section 
1391, or 
‘‘(ii) the District of Columbia Enter-
prise Zone established under section 1400, 
or 
‘‘(B) any census tract— 
‘‘(i) the poverty level of which is at 
least 30 percent (based on the most recent 
census data), and 
‘‘(ii) the median family income of 
which does not exceed— 
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‘‘(I) in the case of a census tract 
located in a metropolitan statistical 
area, 70 percent of the greater of the 
metropolitan area median family in-
come or the statewide median family 
income, and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a census tract 
located in a nonmetropolitan statis-
tical area, 70 percent of the non-
metropolitan statewide median family 
income. 
‘‘(d) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall submit to Congress a report during each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 on how funds were ex-
pended during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
grants under this section, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Commerce $15,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.’’. 
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TITLE III—EXTENSION OF PUB-
LIC SAFETY INTEROPERABLE 
COMMUNICATIONS 
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABLE 
COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 3006(a)(2) of the Digital Television Transi-
tion and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 
120 Stat. 24) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
TITLE IV—FARM BILL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 
Section 315(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 904e(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2009 through 2013’’. 
SEC. 402. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 601(b) of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘eligible rural community’ means any area of the 
United States that is not— 
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‘‘(A) included within the boundaries of any 
city, town, borough, or village, whether incor-
porated or unincorporated, with a population of 
more than 40,000 inhabitants; or 
‘‘(B) the urbanized area contiguous and 
adjacent to such a city or town.’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 601(b) of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)), as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) INCUMBENT
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘incumbent service provider’ means, with re-
spect to an application submitted pursuant to this 
section, an entity that is providing broadband service 
to at least 5 percent of the households in the service 
area proposed in the application.’’. 
(2) PRIORITY BASED ON NUMBER OF INCUM-
BENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Section 601(c) of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS
PRIORITIZED
BASED
ON 
NUMBER OF INCUMBENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In making or guaran-
teeing loans under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
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shall give priority, in the following order, to ap-
plications from eligible rural communities that 
have— 
‘‘(i) no incumbent service provider; 
‘‘(ii) 1 incumbent service provider; or 
‘‘(iii) 2 incumbent service providers 
who, together, serve not more than 25 per-
cent of the households in the service area 
proposed in the application. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may not— 
‘‘(i) make a loan to an eligible com-
munity in which there are 3 or more in-
cumbent service providers, unless— 
‘‘(I) the loan is to an incumbent 
service provider of the community; 
‘‘(II) the other providers in that 
community are notified of the applica-
tion before approval by the Secretary, 
and have sufficient time to comment 
on the application; and 
‘‘(III) the application includes 
substantially increasing— 
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‘‘(aa) 
the 
quality 
of 
broadband service in the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(bb) 
the 
provision 
of 
broadband service to unserved 
households inside and outside the 
community; or 
‘‘(ii) make a loan for new construction 
to any community in which more than 75 
percent of the households may obtain af-
fordable broadband service, on request, 
from at least 1 incumbent service pro-
vider.’’. 
(c) PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—Section 601(c) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb(c)), as amended by subsection 
(b)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—The Secretary 
shall take steps to reduce the cost and paperwork 
associated with applying for a loan or loan guar-
antee under this section by first-time applicants, 
particularly those who are smaller and start-up 
Internet providers, including by providing for a new 
application which shall maintain the ability of the 
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