Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2474 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2474

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
   study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to 
   include low-orbit satellites in broadband projects, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2025

  Mr. Taylor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
   study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to 
   include low-orbit satellites in broadband projects, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Appalachia's Broadband 
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON LOW-ORBIT SATELLITES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct, and submit to Congress the results thereof, a study on the 
capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to incorporate low-
orbit satellites in broadband projects.
    (b) Requirements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General shall--
            (1) review the capacity of low-orbit satellite services to 
        be used for business purposes;
            (2) evaluate economic development growth in areas that have 
        used low-orbit satellites for businesses; and
            (3) analyze the cost-effectiveness of implementing 
        broadband satellites for economic development.
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