United States · Bill · S
S. 966 (107th)
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act
Introduced
25 May 2001
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 May 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/966
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/966