3.0.0 4015 2023-01-11T13:46:12Z 2023-01-11T13:46:12Z Senate S 2020-06-18 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-18T19:42:24Z Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 116 7972 HR 2020-08-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S3105-3106) IntroReferral 2020-06-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2020-06-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government trust funds Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Radio spectrum allocation Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-06-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-08T18:01:03Z Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020

This bill sets aside 10% of the net proceeds from spectrum auctions to be deposited into a Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund, which shall be used for the buildout of broadband networks.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must use the fund to establish one or more programs to address (1) gaps in broadband internet access service coverage in high-cost rural areas, and (2) insufficient funding of other programs that could adversely affect the sustainability of broadband services or comparability of rates supported by such programs. Further, the FCC must establish transparency and accountability requirements for addressing such coverage gaps and funding shortfalls, and it must report annually on the distribution of amounts from the fund.

]]> Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 Display Title Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide funds to assess the availability, accelerate the deployment, and improve the sustainability of advanced communications services and communications infrastructure in rural America, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4015is/xml/BILLS-116s4015is.xml 2020-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S3105-3106) 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.