[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8368 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8368

   To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of 
amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for rural broadband expansion 
                            and improvement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2020

   Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of 
amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for rural broadband expansion 
                            and improvement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Expansion Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Section 601 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
801) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Rural Broadband Expansion or Improvement.--For purposes of 
subsection (d) and notwithstanding paragraph (3) of such subsection, 
necessary expenditures described in such subsection shall include the 
expansion or improvement of infrastructure in rural areas (as defined 
in section 1026.35(b)(iv)(A) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation)) for the provision of broadband internet 
access service (as defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to payments made to a State, Tribal government, or 
unit of local government under title VI of the Social Security Act 
before or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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