Sec. 60201. Tribal connectivity technical amendments
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Section 905 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)(B), by striking during the COVID–19 pandemic ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i), by striking 180 days after receiving grant funds and inserting 18 months after receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to a specific grant award ; and in clause (ii), by striking revert to the general fund of the Treasury and inserting be made available to other eligible entities for the purposes provided in this subsection ; in subparagraph (B)— in clause (i), by striking 1 year after receiving grant funds and inserting 4 years after receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to a specific grant award ; by redesignating clause
(iii)as clause (iv); and by inserting after clause
(ii)the following: The Assistant Secretary may, for good cause shown, extend the period under clause
(i)for an eligible entity that proposes to use the grant funds for an eligible use other than construction of broadband infrastructure, based on a detailed showing by the eligible entity of the need for an extension. ; and by adding at the end the following: If the Assistant Secretary awards multiple grants to an eligible entity under this subsection, the deadlines under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)shall apply individually to each grant award. ; and by striking paragraph
(6)and inserting the following: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an eligible entity may use not more than 2 percent of grant funds received under this subsection for administrative purposes. An eligible entity that proposes to use grant funds for the construction of broadband infrastructure may use an amount of the grant funds equal to not more than 2.5 percent of the total project cost for planning, feasibility, and sustainability studies related to the project. ; and in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term initial round of funding — means the allocation under paragraph (2)(E) of funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1); and does not include any reallocation of funds under paragraph (2)(F). If Congress appropriates additional funds for grants under subsection
(c)after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary— may use a portion of the funds to fully fund any grants under that subsection for which the Assistant Secretary received an application and which the Assistant Secretary did not fully fund during the initial round of funding; and shall allocate any remaining funds through subsequent funding rounds consistent with the requirements of this section, except as provided in subparagraph
(C)of this paragraph. If Congress appropriates additional funds for grants under subsection
(c)after the date of enactment of this Act— the Assistant Secretary shall not be required to issue an additional notice under paragraph
(1)of this subsection, but shall inform eligible entities that additional funding has been made available for grants under subsection
(c)and describe the changes made to the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program under that subsection by section 60201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ; the requirement under paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection shall be applied individually to each round of funding for grants under subsection (c); paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection shall be applied by substituting 180-day period beginning on the date on which the Assistant Secretary informs eligible entities that additional funding has been made available for grants under subsection
(c)for 90-day period beginning on the date on which the Assistant Secretary issues the notice under paragraph
(1); and notwithstanding paragraph (2)(F) of this subsection, in the case of funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1) that were not allocated during the initial round of funding, the Assistant Secretary may elect to allocate the funds during any subsequent round of funding for grants under subsection (c). .
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