Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (3) Covered agencies The term covered agencies means— (A) the Federal Communications Commission; (B) the Department of Agriculture; (C) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (D) the Department of Health and Human Services; (E) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (F) the Delta Regional Authority; (G) the Economic Development Administration; (H) the Department of Education; (I) the Department of the Treasury; (J) the Department of Transportation; (K) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; (L) the Northern Border Regional Commission; (M) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (N) the Department of the Interior. (4) Federal broadband program The term Federal broadband program means any program administered by a covered agency that is directly or indirectly intended to increase the deployment of, access to, the affordability of, or the adoption of broadband internet access service. (5) Implementation plan The term Implementation Plan means the implementation plan developed under section 3(a). (6) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (7) Strategy The term Strategy means the National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide developed under section 2(a).