119-s2610

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2610 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2610

 To terminate the Community Connect Grant program of the Department of 
 Agriculture, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 31, 2025

 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To terminate the Community Connect Grant program of the Department of 
 Agriculture, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Rural Broadband Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 604 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-3) is repealed.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Office of internet connectivity and growth.--

Section 903

    (g)

    (4)
        (B) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations 
 Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1307

    (g)

    (4)
        (B) ), is amended by striking 
 ``the Community Connect Grant Program established under 

section 604 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb-3),''.

    (2) Grants for broadband connectivity.--

Section 905
            (d) (3)
            (D) 
            (ii) 
            (I) of division N of the Consolidated 
 Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1705
            (d) (3)
            (D) 
            (ii) 
            (I) ), is 
 amended--
        (A) in item

    (aa) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting ``; or'';
        (B) by striking item

    (bb) ; and
            (C) by striking ``including--'' in the matter 
 preceding item

    (aa) and all that follows through ``any 
 program'' in item

    (aa) and inserting ``including any 
 program''.

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be 
available to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the broadband 
loan and grant pilot program known as the ``ReConnect Program'' 
authorized under 

section 779 of division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 399), without 
further appropriation, the unobligated balances of amounts available on 
the date of enactment of this Act to carry out the Community Connect 
Grant program under 

section 604 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-3) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act).
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