3.0.0 1659 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z Senate S S 2011-10-05 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-10-05T19:48:41Z 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 1343 HR 2011-10-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2011-10-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-10-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2011-10-05 True Science, Technology, Communications Appropriations Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Government lending and loan guarantees Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2011-10-05 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-13T16:31:13Z 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2011-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1659is/xml/BILLS-112s1659is.xml 2011-10-05 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.