[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2614]
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SA 1806. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:
Sec. ___. The Federal Communications Commission--
(1) may not modify the rules or regulations of the
Commission for universal service high-cost support for
competitive eligible telecommunications carriers, including
by finalizing the areas that are eligible for support from
the 5G Fund for Rural America, until after the date as of
which the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information has approved all final proposals received
under section 60102(e)(4) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702(e)(4)); and
(2) after the date described in paragraph (1), shall use
the most recent maps available under section 802(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 642(c)) in defining the
areas that are eligible for support from the 5G Fund for
Rural America.
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