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S. 4411

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A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish in the Federal Communications Commission the Broadband Development Grant Program.
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Committee
Latest Action · August 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
August 4, 2020
Sponsor
Sen. Lindsey GrahamR
Cosponsors (2)
1D 1R
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Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Broadband Development Grant Program, under which the Federal Communications Commission shall make grants of at least $75 million to states for broadband development. A state that receives such a grant must give priority to opportunity zones and unserved areas or locations and must expend at least 5% of the grant funds in a technologically neutral manner to support broadband adoption by populations that face barriers to digital equity.

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