Sec. 201. Rural Utilities Service

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective beginning in fiscal year 2020 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall set aside for broadband adoption and deployment on Tribal land not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available for that fiscal year for each of the following: The Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program established under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).

The initiative under section 306F of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 936f ). The Community Connect Grant Program established under section 604 of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3 ). Financial assistance under chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.), under section 2335A of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5 ). The broadband loan and grant pilot program described in section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ).

Section 604(a)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3(a)(3) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking or Tribal organization and inserting , Tribal organization, or Indian-owned business (as defined in section 3 of the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 ( ; and 25 U.S.C. 4302 )) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting , unless the partnership is an Indian-owned business (as defined in section 3 of the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 ( before the period at the end. 25 U.S.C. 4302 )) Section 604(e)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3(e)(1) ) is amended by inserting (other than an underserved Tribal entity (as defined in section 2 of the after Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 )) eligible entity .

Section 604(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3(f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding paragraphs

(1)and (2), the Secretary shall not require a Tribal entity (as defined in section 2 of the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 ) to submit a system design described in subsection

(d)of section 1739.15 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), or financial information described in subsection (h)(2) of that section, to be eligible to receive a grant under the Program. . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Tribal entity shall be considered to be eligible for funding under the broadband loan and grant pilot program described in section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ; 132 Stat. 399). The Secretary of Agriculture shall exempt underserved Tribal entities from the application requirements under the pilot program described in paragraph (1)— to submit a network design; and to provide a matching contribution equal to 25 percent of the overall cost of the project.

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