3.0.0 2275 2022-01-12T15:10:05Z 2022-01-12T15:10:05Z Senate S S 2012-03-29 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-29T20:36:02Z 2012-03-29 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2012-03-29 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 Government lending and loan guarantees Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-27T21:50:58Z Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2012 or the B-CROP Act of 2012 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) award grants to eligible entities for the deployment, identification, or adoption of broadband services within eligible rural communities; and (2) reduce the paperwork required of rural broadband program applicants.

Authorizes the Secretary to use specified funds for a national competition to create an Internet-accessible rural broadband clearinghouse.

]]> B-CROP Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced B-CROP Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2012 Display Title B-CROP Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a grant program within the rural broadband program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2275is/xml/BILLS-112s2275is.xml 2012-03-29 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.