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grants to eligible entities for the non-recurring costs 
associated with the deployment of broadband infra-
structure in rural, suburban, and urban areas, in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this section. 
(2) PROGRAM WEBSITE.—The NTIA shall de-
velop and maintain a website to make publicly avail-
able information about the program described in 
paragraph (1), including— 
(A) each prioritization report submitted by 
a State under subsection (b); 
(B) a list of eligible entities that have ap-
plied for a grant under this section, and the 
area or areas the entity proposes to serve; and 
(C) the status of each such application, 
whether approved, denied, or pending. 
(b) STATE PRIORITIES.— 
(1) PRIORITIES
REPORT
SUBMISSION.—Not 
later than 75 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, each State intending to participate in 
the program under this section shall submit to the 
NTIA a report indicating the geographic areas of 
the State which— 
(A) for the purposes of determining the 
need for Wireless Deployment Grants under 
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subsection (c), the State considers to have the 
greatest priority for— 
(i) wireless voice service in unserved 
areas; and 
(ii) advanced wireless broadband serv-
ice in underserved areas; and 
(B) for the purposes of determining the 
need for Broadband Deployment Grants under 
subsection (d), the State considers to have the 
greatest priority for— 
(i) 
basic 
broadband 
service 
in 
unserved areas; and 
(ii) advanced broadband service in un-
derserved areas. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The unserved and under-
served areas identified by a State in the report re-
quired by this subsection shall not represent, in the 
aggregate, more than 20 percent of the population 
of such State. 
(c) WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY.—The NTIA shall 
award Wireless Deployment Grants in accordance 
with this subsection from amounts authorized for 
Wireless Deployment Grants by this subtitle to eligi-
ble entities to deploy necessary infrastructure for the 
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provision of wireless voice service or advanced wire-
less broadband service to end users in designated 
areas. 
(2) GRANT
DISTRIBUTION.—The NTIA shall 
seek to distribute grants, to the extent possible, so 
that 25 percent of the grants awarded under this 
subsection shall be awarded to eligible entities for 
providing wireless voice service to unserved areas 
and 75 percent of grants awarded under this sub-
section shall be awarded to eligible entities for pro-
viding advanced wireless broadband service to under-
served areas. 
(d) BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY.—The NTIA shall 
award Broadband Deployment Grants in accordance 
with this subsection from amounts authorized for 
Broadband Deployment Grants by this subtitle to el-
igible entities to deploy necessary infrastructure for 
the provision of basic broadband service or advanced 
broadband service to end users in designated areas. 
(2) GRANT
DISTRIBUTION.—The NTIA shall 
seek to distribute grants, to the extent possible, so 
that 25 percent of the grants awarded under this 
subsection shall be awarded to eligible entities for 
providing basic broadband service to unserved areas 
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and 75 percent of grants awarded under this sub-
section shall be awarded to eligible entities for pro-
viding advanced broadband service to underserved 
areas. 
(e) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—The NTIA shall— 
(1) adopt rules to protect against unjust enrich-
ment; and 
(2) ensure that grant recipients— 
(A) meet buildout requirements; 
(B) maximize use of the supported infra-
structure by the public; 
(C) operate basic and advanced broadband 
service networks on an open access basis; 
(D) operate advanced wireless broadband 
service on a wireless open access basis; and 
(E) adhere to the principles contained in 
the Federal Communications Commission’s 
broadband policy statement (FCC 05–151, 
adopted August 5, 2005). 
(f) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—To be considered for a grant 
awarded under subsection (c) or (d), an eligible enti-
ty shall submit to the NTIA an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
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tion and assurances as the NTIA may require. Such 
an application shall include— 
(A) a cost-study estimate for serving the 
particular geographic area to be served by the 
entity; 
(B) a proposed build-out schedule to resi-
dential households and small businesses in the 
area; 
(C) for applicants for Wireless Deployment 
Grants under subsection (c), a build-out sched-
ule for geographic coverage of such areas; and 
(D) any other requirements the NTIA 
deems necessary. 
(2) SELECTION.— 
(A) NOTIFICATION.—The NTIA shall no-
tify each eligible entity that has submitted a 
complete application whether the entity has 
been approved or denied for a grant under this 
section in a timely fashion. 
(B) 
GRANT
DISTRIBUTION
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the NTIA shall, to the extent practical— 
(i) award not less than one grant in 
each State; 
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(ii) give substantial weight to whether 
an application is from an eligible entity to 
deploy infrastructure in an area that is an 
area— 
(I) identified by a State in a re-
port submitted under subsection (b); 
or 
(II) in which the NTIA deter-
mines there will be a significant 
amount of public safety or emergency 
response use of the infrastructure; 
(iii) consider whether an application 
from an eligible entity to deploy infrastruc-
ture in an area— 
(I) will, if approved, increase the 
affordability of, or subscribership to, 
service to the greatest population of 
underserved users in the area; 
(II) will, if approved, enhance 
service for health care delivery, edu-
cation, or children to the greatest pop-
ulation of underserved users in the 
area; 
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(III) contains concrete plans for 
enhancing computer ownership or 
computer literacy in the area; 
(IV) is from a recipient of more 
than 20 percent matching grants from 
State, local, or private entities for 
service in the area and the extent of 
such commitment; 
(V) will, if approved, result in 
unjust enrichment because the eligible 
entity has applied for, or intends to 
apply for, support for the non-recur-
ring costs through another Federal 
program for service in the area; and 
(VI) will, if approved, signifi-
cantly 
improve 
interoperable 
broadband communications systems 
available for use by public safety and 
emergency response; and 
(iv) consider whether the eligible enti-
ty is a socially and economically disadvan-
taged small business concern, as defined 
under section 8(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637). 
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(g) 
COORDINATION
AND
CONSULTATION.—The 
NTIA shall coordinate with the Federal Communications 
Commission and shall consult with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies in implementing this section. 
(h) REPORT REQUIRED.—The NTIA shall submit an 
annual report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate for 
5 years assessing the impact of the grants funded under 
this section on the basis of the objectives and criteria de-
scribed in subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii). 
(i) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—The NTIA shall have 
the authority to prescribe such rules as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘advanced broadband service’’ 
means a service delivering data to the end user 
transmitted at a speed of at least 45 megabits per 
second downstream and at least 15 megabits per 
second upstream; 
(2) the term ‘‘advanced wireless broadband 
service’’ means a wireless service delivering to the 
end user data transmitted at a speed of at least 3 
megabits per second downstream and at least 1 
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megabit per second upstream over an end-to-end 
internet protocol wireless network; 
(3) the term ‘‘basic broadband service’’ means 
a service delivering data to the end user transmitted 
at a speed of at least 5 megabits per second down-
stream and at least 1 megabit per second upstream; 
(4) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a provider of wireless voice service, ad-
vanced 
wireless 
broadband 
service, 
basic 
broadband service, or advanced broadband serv-
ice, including a satellite carrier that provides 
any such service; 
(B) a State or unit of local government, or 
agency or instrumentality thereof, that is or in-
tends to be a provider of any such service; and 
(C) any other entity, including construc-
tion companies, tower companies, backhaul 
companies, or other service providers, that the 
NTIA authorizes by rule to participate in the 
programs under this section, if such other enti-
ty is required to provide access to the supported 
infrastructure on a neutral, reasonable basis to 
maximize use; 
(5) the term ‘‘interoperable broadband commu-
nications systems’’ means communications systems 
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which enable public safety agencies to share infor-
mation among local, State, Federal, and tribal public 
safety agencies in the same area using voice or data 
signals via advanced wireless broadband service; 
(6) the term ‘‘open access’’ shall be defined by 
the Federal Communications Commission not later 
than 45 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion; 
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia and the territories and possessions; 
(8) the term ‘‘underserved area’’ shall be de-
fined by the Federal Communications Commission 
not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this section; 
(9) the term ‘‘unserved area’’ shall be defined 
by the Federal Communications Commission not 
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this section; 
(10) the term ‘‘wireless open access’’ shall be 
defined by the Federal Communications Commission 
not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this section; and 
(11) the term ‘‘wireless voice service’’ means 
the provision of two-way, real-time, voice commu-
nications using a mobile service. 
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(k) REVIEW
OF DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 3 
months after the date the NTIA makes a broadband in-
ventory map of the United States accessible to the public 
pursuant to section 6001(b), the Federal Communications 
Commission shall review the definitions of ‘‘underserved 
area’’ and ‘‘unserved area’’, as defined by the Commission 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
(as required by paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (j)), 
and shall revise such definitions based on the data used 
by the NTIA to develop and maintain such map. 
SEC. 6003. NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, a report containing a national 
broadband plan. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The national broadband 
plan required by this section shall seek to ensure that all 
people of the United States have access to broadband ca-
pability and shall establish benchmarks for meeting that 
goal. The plan shall also include— 
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(1) an analysis of the most effective and effi-
cient mechanisms for ensuring broadband access by 
all people of the United States; 
(2) a detailed strategy for achieving afford-
ability of such service and maximum utilization of 
broadband infrastructure and service by the public; 
and 
(3) a plan for use of broadband infrastructure 
and services in advancing consumer welfare, civic 
participation, public safety and homeland security, 
community development, health care delivery, energy 
independence and efficiency, education, worker train-
ing, private sector investment, entrepreneurial activ-
ity, job creation and economic growth, and other na-
tional purposes. 
TITLE VII—ENERGY 
SEC. 7001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE ENERGY 
INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007. 
(a) Section 543(a) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17153(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) 34 percent to eligible units of local govern-
ment–alternative 1, in accordance with subsection 
(b); 
‘‘(2) 34 percent to eligible units of local govern-
ment–alternative 2, in accordance with subsection 
(b);’’. 
(b) Section 543(b) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17153(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1) or (2)’’. 
(c) Section 548(a)(1) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17158(a)(1)) is 
amending by striking ‘‘; provided’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘541(3)(B)’’. 
SEC. 7002. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XIII OF THE ENERGY 
INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007. 
Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 and following) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) By amending subparagraph (A) of section 
1304(b)(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
initiative, the Secretary shall provide financial 
support to smart grid demonstration projects in 
urban, suburban, and rural areas, including 
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areas where electric system assets are controlled 
by tax-exempt entities and areas where electric 
system assets are controlled by investor-owned 
utilities.’’. 
(2) By amending subparagraph (C) of section 
1304(b)(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE OF COST OF TECH-
NOLOGY
INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
provide to an electric utility described in sub-
paragraph (B) or to other parties financial as-
sistance for use in paying an amount equal to 
not more than 50 percent of the cost of quali-
fying advanced grid technology investments 
made by the electric utility or other party to 
carry out a demonstration project.’’. 
(3) By inserting after section 1304(b)(3)(D) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Sec-
retary shall establish and maintain a smart grid 
information clearinghouse in a timely manner 
which will make data from smart grid dem-
onstration projects and other sources available 
to the public. As a condition of receiving finan-
cial assistance under this subsection, a utility or 
other participant in a smart grid demonstration 
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project shall provide such information as the 
Secretary may require to become available 
through the smart grid information clearing-
house in the form and within the timeframes as 
directed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
assure that business proprietary information 
and individual customer information is not in-
cluded in the information made available 
through the clearinghouse. 
‘‘(F) OPEN INTERNET-BASED PROTOCOLS 
AND STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall require 
as a condition of receiving funding under this 
subsection that demonstration projects utilize 
open Internet-based protocols and standards if 
available.’’. 
(4) By amending paragraph (2) of section 
1304(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) to carry out subsection (b), such sums as 
may be necessary.’’. 
(5) By amending subsection (a) of section 1306 
by striking ‘‘reimbursement of one-fifth (20 per-
cent)’’ and inserting ‘‘grants of up to one-half (50 
percent)’’. 
(6) By striking the last sentence of subsection 
(b)(9) of section 1306. 
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(7) By striking ‘‘are eligible for’’ in subsection 
(c)(1) of section 1306 and inserting ‘‘utilize’’. 
(8) By amending subsection (e) of section 1306 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) PROCEDURES
AND
RULES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish within 60 days after the enact-
ment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 procedures by which applicants can ob-
tain grants of not more than one-half of their docu-
mented costs; 
‘‘(2) require as a condition of receiving a grant 
under this section that grant recipients utilize open 
Internet-based protocols and standards if available; 
‘‘(3) establish procedures to ensure that there is 
no duplication or multiple payment or recovery for 
the same investment or costs, that the grant goes to 
the party making the actual expenditures for quali-
fying smart grid investments, and that the grants 
made have significant effect in encouraging and fa-
cilitating the development of a smart grid; 
‘‘(4) maintain public records of grants made, 
recipients, and qualifying smart grid investments 
which have received grants; 
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‘‘(5) establish procedures to provide advance 
payment of moneys up to the full amount of the 
grant award; and 
‘‘(6) have and exercise the discretion to deny 
grants for investments that do not qualify in the 
reasonable judgment of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 7003. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC POWER 
TRANSMISSION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title XVII of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing the following at the end: 
‘‘SEC. 1705. TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR RAPID DEPLOY-
MENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELEC-
TRIC POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1703, 
the Secretary may make guarantees under this section 
only for commercial technology projects under subsection 
(b) that will commence construction not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2011. 
‘‘(b) CATEGORIES.—Projects from only the following 
categories shall be eligible for support under this section: 
‘‘(1) Renewable energy systems, including incre-
mental hydropower, that generate electricity. 
‘‘(2) Electric power transmission systems, in-
cluding upgrading and reconductoring projects. 
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‘‘(3) Leading edge biofuel projects that will use 
technologies performing at the pilot or demonstra-
tion scale that the Secretary determines are likely to 
become commercial technologies and will produce 
transportation fuels that substantially reduce life- 
cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to other 
transportation fuels. 
‘‘(c) FACTORS RELATING
TO ELECTRIC POWER 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS.—In determining to make guar-
antees to projects described in subsection (b)(2), the Sec-
retary shall consider the following factors: 
‘‘(1) The viability of the project without guar-
antees. 
‘‘(2) The availability of other Federal and State 
incentives. 
‘‘(3) The importance of the project in meeting 
reliability needs. 
‘‘(4) The effect of the project in meeting a 
State or region’s environment (including climate 
change) and energy goals. 
‘‘(d) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall require that each recipient of support under this sec-
tion provide reasonable assurance that all laborers and 
mechanics employed in the performance of the project for 
which the assistance is provided, including those employed 
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