A bill to return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States.

3.0.0 1343 2023-01-11T13:22:14Z 2023-01-11T13:22:14Z House H HR 2011-04-04 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BASS of New Hampshire:H.R. 1343.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution (``TheCongress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes'').[Page H2292]]]> sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-10-06T16:42:42Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-08T19:51:52Z Discharged from 2011-09-29T15:22:34Z Referred to 2011-04-04T16:01:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Discharged from 2011-04-04T15:27:20Z Referred to 2011-04-04T15:26:39Z Reported by 2011-09-29T15:22:23Z Markup by 2011-04-05T20:48:29Z Referred to 2011-04-04T16:01:30Z H. Rept. 112-228 A bill to return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. 112 1659 S 2011-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2011-10-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-10-05 12:55:13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2011-10-05 12:55:09 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6570) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2011-10-05 12:55:09 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6570) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-05 12:33:19 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1343. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-05 12:33:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6570-6573) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-05 12:33:00 Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-09-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00149 2011-09-29 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-09-29 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-09-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-228, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-09-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-228, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-04-08 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2011-04-05 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2011-04-05 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-04-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-04-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-04-04 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Discharged. Committee 2011-04-04 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2011-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 N W000791 Rep. 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00 2011-04-04 Introduced in House 2011-04-13T16:56:08Z Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (including grants and loans) made under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if the Administrator or Assistant Secretary determines that cause exists (including insufficient level of performance, wasteful spending, or fraudulent spending) to terminate the award.

Directs the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary to: (1) deobligate, upon terminating such an award, an amount equivalent to such award, as recoverable, less allowable costs; and (2) return to the Treasury's general fund such deobligated amounts and any award returned or disclaimed by a recipient after enactment of this Act.

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18 2011-09-29 Reported to House amended, Part I 2011-10-11T14:18:44Z (Sec. 1) Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (including grants and loans) made under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if the Administrator or Assistant Secretary determines that cause exists (including insufficient level of performance, wasteful spending, or fraudulent spending) to terminate the award.

Directs the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary to: (1) deobligate, upon terminating such an award, an amount equivalent to such award, less allowable costs, to the extent funds with respect to such award are available in the account relating to the respective programs (requires that any additional amount subsequently recovered be deobligated immediately upon receipt); and (2) return to the Treasury's general fund such deobligated amounts and any award returned or disclaimed by a recipient after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary, upon receiving information from the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Inspector General of the Department of Commerce, or the Comptroller General pertaining to material noncompliance with award terms or improper usage of award funds, to: (1) review such information immediately, (2) determine whether cause exists to terminate such award (unless the relevant official recommends that such a determination not be made), and (3) notify Congress of any such determination.

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36 2011-10-05 Passed House amended 2011-10-11T15:49:43Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 29, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (including grants and loans) made under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if the Administrator or Assistant Secretary determines that cause exists (including insufficient level of performance, wasteful spending, or fraudulent spending) to terminate the award.

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To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. Display Title To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. Official Title as Introduced To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. Referred in Senate 2011-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1343rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr1343rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2011-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1343eh/xml/BILLS-112hr1343eh.xml Reported in House 2011-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1343rh/xml/BILLS-112hr1343rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1343ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1343ih.xml 2011-10-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.