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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Community Connect Grant Program Act
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.

Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 604. COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Eligible broadband service.--The term 'eligible
broadband service' means broadband service, as defined in
section 601, that operates at or above the applicable minimum
download and upload speeds established by the Federal
Communications Commission in defining the term 'advanced
telecommunications capability' for purposes of section 706 of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302).
''(2) Eligible entity.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'eligible entity' means
a legally organized entity that--
''(i) is--
''(I) an incorporated organization;
''(II) an Indian Tribe or Tribal
organization;
''(III) a State;
''(IV) a unit of local government;
or
''(V) any other legal entity,
including a cooperative, a private
corporation, or a limited liability
company, that is organized on a for-
profit or a not-for-profit basis; and
''(ii) has the legal capacity and authority
to enter into a contract, to comply with
applicable Federal laws, and to own and operate
broadband facilities, as proposed in the
application submitted by the entity for a grant
under the Program.
''(B) Exclusions.--The term 'eligible entity' does
not include--
''(i) an individual; or
''(ii) a partnership.
''(3) Program.--The term 'Program' means the Community
Connect Grant Program established under subsection (b).
''(4) Rural area.--The term 'rural area' has the meaning
given the term in section 601(b)(3)(A).
''(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program, to
be known as the 'Community Connect Grant Program', to provide grants to
eligible entities to finance broadband transmission in rural areas.
''(c) Eligible Projects.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under the Program shall use the grant to carry out a project that--
''(1) provides eligible broadband service to, within the
proposed eligible broadband service area described in the
application submitted by the eligible entity--
''(A) each essential community facility funded
under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)); and
''(B) any required facilities necessary to offer
that eligible broadband service to each residential and
business customer; and
''(2) for not less than 2 years--
''(A) furnishes free wireless eligible broadband
service to a community center described in subsection
(d)(1)(B);
''(B) provides not fewer than 2 computer access
points for that free wireless eligible broadband
service; and
''(C) covers the cost of bandwidth to provide free
eligible broadband service to each essential community
facility funded under section 306(a) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)) within the proposed eligible broadband service
area described in the application submitted by the
eligible entity.
''(d) Uses of Grant Funds.--
''(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under the Program may use the grant for--
''(A) the construction, acquisition, or leasing of
facilities (including spectrum), land, or buildings to
deploy eligible broadband service; and
''(B) the improvement, expansion, construction, or
acquisition of a community center within the proposed
eligible broadband service area described in the
application submitted by the eligible entity.
''(2) Ineligible uses.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under the Program shall not use the grant for--
''(A) the duplication of any existing eligible
broadband service provided by another entity; or
''(B) operating expenses, except as provided in--
''(i) subsection (c)(2)(C) with respect to
free wireless eligible broadband service; and
''(ii) paragraph (1)(A) with respect to
spectrum.
''(3) Free access for community centers.--Of the amounts
provided to an eligible entity under a grant under the Program,
the eligible entity shall use to carry out paragraph (1)(B) not
greater than the lesser of--
''(A) 10 percent; and
''(B) $150,000.
''(e) Matching Funds.--
''(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under the Program shall provide a cash contribution in an
amount that is not less than 15 percent of the amount of the
grant.
''(2) Requirements.--A cash contribution described in
paragraph (1)--
''(A) shall be used solely for the project for
which the eligible entity receives a grant under the
Program; and
''(B) shall not include any Federal funds, unless a
Federal statute specifically provides that those
Federal funds may be considered to be from a non-
Federal source.
''(f) Applications.--
''(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
the Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
''(2) Requirement.--An application submitted by an eligible
entity under paragraph (1) shall include documentation
sufficient to demonstrate the availability of funds to satisfy
the requirement of subsection (e).
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each fiscal
year.''.
A:
Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide statutory authority for the existing Community Connect Grant Program, which is a Department of Agriculture program that provides grants to finance broadband transmission in rural areas where broadband service does not currently exist.