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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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117TH CONGRESS J REPT. 117-171
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO RURAL INTERNET
DEVELOPMENT GRANT ELIGIBILITY ACT
NOVEMBER 3, 2021.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. DEFAZIO, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3193]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 3193) to amend the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed
broadband deployment initiative, having considered the same, re-
ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation ........................................................................................... 1
Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2
Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration ................................................................. 3
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ..................................................... 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ......................................................... 3
Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 4
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 4
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4
Preemption Clarification ........................................................................................ 4
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5
Com m ittee Correspondence ................................................................................... 8
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 3193 is to amend the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed
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