Political Quotes

“I further ask the amendment be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: To improve access to broadband telecommunication services in rural areas) Strike section 6104 and insert the following: SEC. 6104. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``loans and'' and inserting ``grants, loans, and''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: ``(3) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means any area described in section 3002 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Loans and'' and inserting ``Grants, Loans, and''; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``make grants and'' after ``Secretary shall''; (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Priority.-- ``(A) In general.--In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall-- ``(i) establish not less than 2, and not more than 4, evaluation periods for each fiscal year to compare grant, loan, and loan guarantee applications and to prioritize grants, loans, and loan guarantees to all or part of rural communities that do not have residential broadband service that meets the minimum acceptable level of broadband service establ…”