Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4385

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 27, 2026

Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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A BILL

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program, 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 ``Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.

Section 604 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-3) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``less than the'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``less than-- ``(A) a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and ``(B) a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.''; and (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``an area'' and inserting ``a rural area''; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``10- Mbps'' and inserting ``25-Mbps''; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1- Mbps'' and inserting ``3-Mbps''; (2) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``area; or'' and inserting ``area (including any eligible broadband service that will be provided in the future in the eligible service area pursuant to enforceable commitments for network deployment applicable under another broadband funding program); or''; and (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2031''. <all>