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Rural Telework Act of 2000

Introduced: April 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2766-2767)
Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2765-2766)
Apr 13, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Telework Act of 2000 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Utility Service, to establish a National Centers for Distance Working Program to provide grants to eligible organizations for the Federal share of establishing National Centers for Distance Working in rural areas.

Directs a recipient Center to use grants for five-year projects to: (1) identify needed skills and provide training and employment-related services to persons in rural areas and Indian tribes to support the use of teleworking (the use of telecommunications to perform work functions over a distance) in technology fields; and (2) recruit employers and provide for high-speed employer-employee communications.

Authorizes the Secretary to make limited grants for teleworking studies, including development of best practices for businesses that employ teleworkers.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now April 13, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2766-2767)

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 23, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2447: Rural Telework Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2447/
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