legislation: 114-hr-6336

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114-hr-6336 114 hr 6336 B-CROP Act of 2016 Agriculture and Food 2016-11-17 2016-12-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. House Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] WI D P000607 5 Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, are experiencing out-migration, have a high percentage of low-income residents, and are isolated from other significant population centers. A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z  

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