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Main Subject: Science, Technology, Communications

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program.

Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments. The bill provides funding to carry out the program, and it requires biennial reports on the financial performance of projects carried out with program assistance.

HR1783-117, S745-117, HR1700-117, HR1848-117,

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Aging Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Economic development Educational facilities and institutions Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Labor standards Labor-management relations Law enforcement administration and funding Libraries and archives Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Internet web applications social media Museums exhibitions cultural centers Science Technology Communications

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 11 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 11 2021	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S741-117

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021

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