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Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010

Introduced: January 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 27, 2010
Referred to House Agriculture
Jan 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives.

States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical assistance to state, regional, and local governments to develop broadband deployment strategies.

Directs the Under Secretary to submit: (1) a comprehensive rural broadband strategy report to the President and to Congress; and (2) a plan for a Rural Broadband Advisory Panel to Congress.

Establishes in the Treasury the National Rural Broadband Innovation Fund.

What's happening now January 29, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2880 Related bill Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Perriello, Thomas
· Mar 2, 2010
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4545: Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4545/
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"H.R. 4545: Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4545/.
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