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‘‘(C) average broadband speeds and prices 
on a local and statewide basis; 
‘‘(D) any changes in broadband adoption 
rates; and 
‘‘(E) any specific activities that increased 
high speed broadband access for educational in-
stitutions, health care providers. and public 
safety service providers.’’; and 
(9) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; 
(10) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) BROADBAND BUILDOUT DATA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this section, 
a recipient of assistance shall provide to the Sec-
retary address-level broadband buildout data that in-
dicates the location of new broadband service that is 
being provided or upgraded within the service terri-
tory supported by the grant, loan, or loan guar-
antee— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of inclusion in the semi-
annual updates to the National Broadband Map 
that is managed by the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration (re-
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ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Administra-
tion’); and 
‘‘(B) not later than 30 days after the ear-
lier of— 
‘‘(i) the date of completion of any 
project milestone established by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(ii) the date of completion of the 
project. 
‘‘(2) ADDRESS-LEVEL DATA.—Effective begin-
ning on the date the Administration receives data 
described in paragraph (1), the Administration shall 
use only address-level broadband buildout data for 
the National Broadband Map. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Administration any correction to 
the National Broadband Map that is based on 
the actual level of broadband coverage within 
the rural area, including any requests for a cor-
rection from an elected or economic develop-
ment official. 
‘‘(B) INCORPORATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Administration 
receives a correction submitted under subpara-
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graph (A), the Administration shall incorporate 
the correction into the National Broadband 
Map. 
‘‘(C) USE.—If the Secretary has submitted 
a correction to the Administration under sub-
paragraph (A), but the National Broadband 
Map has not been updated to reflect the correct 
by the date on which the Secretary is making 
a grant or loan award decision under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may use the correction sub-
mitted under that subparagraph for purposes of 
make the grant or loan award decision.’’; 
(11) subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (9))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) set aside at least 1 percent to be 
used for— 
‘‘(I) conducting oversight under 
this section; and 
‘‘(II) implementing accountability 
measures and related activities au-
thorized under this section.’’; and 
(12) in subsection (m) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (9))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘loan or’’ and inserting 
‘‘grant, loan, or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 6201. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of 
Public Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 6202. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF 
THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949. 
The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1990 or 2000 decennial census 
shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of 
data from the decennial census in the year 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1990, 2000, or 2010 decennial cen-
sus, and any area deemed to be a ‘rural area’ for 
purposes of this title under any other provision of 
law at any time during the period beginning Janu-
ary 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2010, shall 
continue to be so classified until the receipt of data 
from the decennial census in the year 2020’’; and 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘25,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘35,000’’. 
SEC. 6203. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
Subtitle E of title VI of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 
424) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6407. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to cre-
ate jobs, promote rural development, and help rural fami-
lies and small businesses achieve cost savings by providing 
loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost- 
effective energy efficiency measures. 
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