3.0.0 2880 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z Senate S S 2009-12-14 111 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-12-14T19:47:31Z Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010 111 4545 HR 2010-01-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2009-12-14 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2009-12-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-12-14 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-13T17:27:02Z Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009 - 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.

]]> Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009 Display Title Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2880is/xml/BILLS-111s2880is.xml 2009-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.