117 S3587 IS: Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-02-07 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3587IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 7 (legislative day, February 3), 2022Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program of the Rural Utilities Service, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022.

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Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended in the third proviso under the heading distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program under the heading Rural Utilities Service under the heading rural development programs under the heading Department of Agriculture in title I of division J by striking 50 percent and inserting 80 percent.

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Coordination with Treasury Department on distribution of broadband deployment funds

(a)

In general

Section 904(b) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1308(b)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)(A)—(A)in clause (ii), by striking and at the end; and(B)by adding at the end the following:(iv)the Department of the Treasury; and; and(2)in paragraph (2)—(A)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;(B)in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(C)by adding at the end the following:(D)the programs administered by the Department of the Treasury..(b)

Deadline

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the covered agencies (as defined in section 904(b) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1308(b)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section) shall implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.