Sec. 6114. Middle mile broadband infrastructure
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Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb ) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or middle mile infrastructure before in rural areas ; in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(3)and
(4)and inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: The term middle mile infrastructure means any broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end user locations (including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, Internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and to construct, improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure before in rural areas ; in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting , or in the case of middle mile infrastructure, offer the future ability to link, before the greatest proportion ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall limit loans or loan guarantees for middle mile infrastructure projects to no more than 20 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section. ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)(A)— in clause
(i)(as amended by section 6101(1) of this Act), by inserting or extend middle mile infrastructure before in all ; and in clause (iii), by inserting or middle mile infrastructure before described ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by inserting or install middle mile infrastructure before in the proposed ; in subparagraph (C), by striking clause
(ii)and inserting the following: Clause
(i)shall not apply with respect to a project if the project is eligible for funding under another title of this Act. ; and by adding at the end the following: Portions of a middle mile infrastructure project that ultimately meet the rural service requirements of this section may traverse an area not described in subsection (b)(4) when necessary. ; in paragraph (4), by inserting , or construct, improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure in, before a rural area ; in paragraph (5)(A)(v), by inserting or, in the case of middle mile infrastructure, connect before the semicolon; and in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)— in subclause (I), by inserting or may before receive ; in subclause (II), by inserting or capability of middle mile infrastructure before the semicolon; and in subclause (III), by inserting , if applicable before the semicolon; in subsection (i)— in the subsection heading, by inserting after or middle mile infrastructure ; and service by inserting or middle mile infrastructure before in rural areas ; and in subsection (j)(6), by inserting or middle mile infrastructure after service the 1st and 3rd places it appears.
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