Rural Broadband Assistance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3125 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3125 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide technical assistance to expand access to broadband service in rural communities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2025 Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide technical assistance to expand access to broadband service in rural communities. 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 ``Rural Broadband Assistance Act''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC NOTICE, ASSESSMENTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950cc) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``technical assistance,'' before ``and''; and (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Broadband Technical Assistance Program.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to private, nonprofit, or public organizations to provide or receive eligible entities broadband technical assistance and training to expand access to broadband service in rural communities through the broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture including-- ``(A) preparing applications for grants, loans and loan guarantees under this section; ``(B) identifying resources to finance bro