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Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act.
Section 2
2. GAO study on low-orbit satellites Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress the results thereof, a study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— review the capacity of low-orbit satellite services to be used for business purposes; evaluate economic development growth in areas that have used low-orbit satellites for businesses; and analyze the cost-effectiveness of implementing broadband satellites for economic development.