Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Farms.

Internet.

Loans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Provides background information on broadband Internet loan and grant programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service. Highlights relevant provisions of P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; summarizes FY2012-FY2015 appropriations; and outlines criticisms of how programs have been implemented. Discusses broadband loan reauthorization in the 2008 farm bill and possible reauthorization in FY2012-FY2014 farm bills.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-RL-33816k in the 2014 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service

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