Please upgrade your Flash Player Tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government information, Government lending, Government publicity, Internet, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Public-private partnerships, Revolving funds, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Strategic planning, Technology, Technology assessment, Telecommunication
Latest Update: Saturday, October, 11th 2008
To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives. States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical assistance [...] show full description
- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
- 05/31/2007 - Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
show all actions- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
- 05/31/2007 - Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
show latest actions
|
Important People
Latest News
Searching for articles...
|
