GAO study on satellite broadband

(a) In general Not later than 90 days 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress the results thereof, a study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. (b) Requirements In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— (1) review the capacity of low-orbit satellite broadband services to be used for business purposes; (2) evaluate economic development growth in areas that have used low-orbit satellites satellite broadband for businesses; and (3) analyze the cost-effectiveness of implementing broadband via satellites for economic development.