Rural Broadband Enhancement Act

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Bill Number

HR 2038

Introduced

May 25, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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Topics

Cable television Commerce Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to rural areas Government lending Housing and Community Development Internet Science, Technology, Communications Sparsely populated areas Telecommunication industry Television relay systems Wireless communication

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Summary

Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualifying project) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband telecommunications service in eligible rural communities (non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants). Prohibits any such loan or credit extension after September 20, 2006.

Actions

Jun 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jun 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
May 25, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 25, 2001

Introduced in House

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