3.0.0 1447 2023-01-11T13:18:15Z 2023-01-11T13:18:15Z Senate S S 2009-07-14 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-14T15:42:40Z 2009-07-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY N Taxation Advisory bodies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Commerce Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Health care coverage and access Income tax credits Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Securities Taxation 00 2009-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-22T20:34:35Z Connecting America Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) broadband providers a tax credit for investment in broadband equipment and services to enhance Internet access in unserved areas; and (2) a tax credit to holders of private activity bonds designated as Broadband America Bonds to finance the deployment of broadband services.

Establishes the Office of National Broadband Strategy in the Department of Commerce to assist entities in applying for funds for specified broadband and telecommunication programs. Requires such Office to establish a National Advisory Panel on broadband deployment and adoption to review and evaluate the status of industry efforts to promote broadband in underserved and unserved areas, the effectiveness of government programs that fund broadband deployment, and the effect of broadband deployment on economic competitiveness.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand telecommunication services for rural healthcare providers.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational institutions and other agencies to carry out PlugGED In programs to provide instruction in technology skills to secondary school students and students in high school equivalency programs.

]]> Connecting America Act of 2009 Display Title Connecting America Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand broadband deployment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Connecting America Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1447is/xml/BILLS-111s1447is.xml 2009-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.