[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 696

To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
  of 2000 to allow counties to use certain funds to provide or expand 
access to broadband telecommunications services and other technologies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2021

    Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
   Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
  of 2000 to allow counties to use certain funds to provide or expand 
access to broadband telecommunications services and other technologies.

    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 ``Connected Rural Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO BROADBAND AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 302(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) to provide or expand access to--
                    ``(A) broadband telecommunications services at 
                local schools; or
                    ``(B) the technology and connectivity necessary for 
                students to use a digital learning tool at or outside 
                of a local school campus.''.
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