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47 U.S.C. 1705: Grants for broadband connectivity

Created in 2020 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(A), struck out "during the COVID–19 pandemic" after "telehealth resources". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(B)(i)(I), substituted "18 months after receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to a specific grant award" for "180 days after receiving grant funds". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(B)(i)(II), substituted "be made available to other eligible entities for the purposes provided in this subsection" for "revert to the general fund of the Treasury". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(B)(ii)(I), substituted "4 years after receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to a specific grant award" for "1 year after receiving grant funds". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(B)(ii)(II), (III), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c), (iv)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(B)(iii), added subpar. (C). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(1)(C), added par. (6) and struck out former par. (6). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An eligible entity may use not more than 2 percent of grant funds received under this subsection for administrative purposes." (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §60201(2), added par. (6). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.