Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2330
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-07-13
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Rural Utilities Service, in administering any broadband or telecommunications program, from determining that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has already received state funding. Further, an applicant for funding under such programs may use funds received from a state program to satisfy any matching requirement.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify certain matters relating to State funding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 . 2. State funding under Rural Utilities Service programs (a) Eligibility of projects that receive State funding Title VII of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950cc et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 704. Eligibility of projects that receive State funding In administering any broadband or telecommunications program, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, shall not determine that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has received funding from a State. . (b) State funds To satisfy matching requirements For purposes of any matching funds requirement under any program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, an applicant for funding under that program may use funds received from a State program (including funds received by a State from the Federal Government) to satisfy the matching funds requirement.