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Updates the USDA rural broadband grant program to better target unserved areas and track results. It prioritizes projects that bring high‑speed internet to cropland and ranchland and to rural ports, and it requires the government to verify and regularly re-check which rural communities are truly unserved.
Grants generally may cover up to 50% of project costs, with up to 75% allowed in certain rural areas. Recipients must submit precise geolocation data within 30 days of build milestones or completion. The Department can obligate limited funds before final environmental reviews, must coordinate service standards with the FCC, and must reserve at least 1% of funds for oversight and accountability.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced March 4, 2025 by Stacey E. Plaskett · Last progress 12 months ago