assisting_broadband_connectivity_act_bill_textRYA21711 MHF S.L.C.
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. ll
To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify certain matters
relating to State funding, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
llllllllll
Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
llllllllll
A BILL
To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify
certain matters relating to State funding, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assisting Broadband 4
Connectivity Act of 2021’’. 5
SEC. 2. STATE FUNDING UNDER RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 6
PROGRAMS. 7
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS THAT RECEIVE 8
STATE FUNDING.—Title VII of the Rural Electrification 9
2
RYA21711 MHF S.L.C.
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950cc et seq.) is amended by adding 1
at the end the following: 2
‘‘SEC. 704. ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS THAT RECEIVE 3
STATE FUNDING. 4
‘‘In administering any broadband or telecommuni-5
cations program, the Secretary, acting through the Ad-6
ministrator of the Rural Utilities Service, shall not deter-7
mine that a project is ineligible for funding because the 8
project has received funding from a State.’’. 9
(b) STATE FUNDS TO SATISFY MATCHING REQUIRE-10
MENTS.—For purposes of any matching funds require-11
ment under any program administered by the Secretary 12
of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the 13
Rural Utilities Service, an applicant for funding under 14
that program may use funds received from a State pro-15
gram (including funds received by a State from the Fed-16
eral Government) to satisfy the matching funds require-17
ment. 18