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Prioritizing Rural Broadband Affordability Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Rural Broadband Affordability Act.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABILITYTrack this section →
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following: (C) Affordability In determining whether a household is unserved for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall consider the affordability of broadband service.; and (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Affordability In determining whether a proposed service territory is unserved for purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the affordability of broadband service in the service territory..
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATETrack this section →
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.