To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H83935346B28B44BBA60637EAC15D9D7F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act.
- Section HFBF5172452B540ADA23AEF3461D47761: 2. High-speed broadband deployment initiative Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding...
- Section H143318DA83674163ADD179347F8CD287: 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative In this section: The term broadband project means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or...
- Section H50B796B9788A43EE8B797DEB9ED61704: 3. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment …
Additional sponsors: Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Van …
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an …
Committees on Financial Services and the Budget discharged; committed to …
Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself, Mrs. González-Colón, Mr. Guest, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Economic Development Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Federal budget and appropriations process
For-profit organizations in broadband consortiums, Internet service providers and telecommunications companies
Rural and underserved communities lacking broadband access
Public-private partnerships for broadband deployment
State and local governments eligible under PWEDA
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an eligible recipient. The term eligible recipient includes— a public-private partnership
an eligible recipient. The term eligible recipient includes— a public-private partnership
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