To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a last acre program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a last acre program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Technology, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses 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, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H113C12A4DD664D749C0401FBB59D86AF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Linking Access to Spur Technology for Agriculture Connectivity in Rural Environments Act of 2023 or the LAST ACRE...
- Section HFE84D16A27504829BC32DDA0E6341E28: 2. Last Acre 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: 607.Last Acre...
- Section HF7BFC77D8A4E42BD93AAA77803419F42: 607. Last Acre Program The purposes of this section are— to advance precision agriculture connectivity nationwide; and to augment last mile broadband...
- Section H7B7283E77E3F457687AA92B2E7A06649: 3. National Agricultural Statistics Service data collection on broadband adoption To provide for the collection and analysis by the National Agricultural...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a last acre program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Technology, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a last acre program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Finstad (for himself and Ms. Caraveo) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the service offered by a covered provider as a result of assistance under subsection (c) that— is capable of a speed of not less than— a 100–Mbps downstream transmission capacity
the service offered by a covered provider as a result of assistance under subsection (c) that— is capable of a speed of not less than— a 100–Mbps downstream transmission capacity
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