S 966
107th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Cable television
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to rural areas
Government lending
Housing and Community Development
Internet
Sparsely populated areas
Telecommunication industry
Television relay systems
Wireless communication
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act
Introduced: May 25, 2001
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Introduced
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5695-5696)
May 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualifying project) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband telecommunications service in eligible rural communities (non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants). Prohibits any such loan or credit extension after September 20, 2006.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1