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Rural America Digital Accessibility Act

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural America Digital Accessibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants or guarantee loans in order to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities (including wireless and satellite services) to underserved rural areas. Limits to $100 million the total amount of such grants and loan guarantees.

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to research the enhancement or facilitation of broadband telecommunications services in rural and other remote areas, as well as Internet access through such services.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to holders of qualified technology bonds (bonds representing an investment in projects to expand such telecommunications services). Sets a national technology bond limitation of $100 million for each of FY 2003 through 2007, and zero thereafter (with an exception) to be allocated by the Secretary among the qualified projects designated each year.

Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance for the establishment and support of regional centers for the commercial use of advanced technologies by small and medium-sized businesses.

What's happening now February 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 138: Rural America Digital Accessibility Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-138/
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"H.R. 138: Rural America Digital Accessibility Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-138/.
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H.R. 138, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-138/.
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