H.R. 3654 · 117th Congress
ROBUST Act
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Rural Opportunities for Broadband in Underserved Settlements and Towns Act or the ROBUST Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 1, 2021
Rural Opportunities for Broadband in Underserved Settlements and Towns Act or the ROBUST Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine whether spectrum usage rights under covered licenses are unutilized or underutilized in rural areas. A covered license is an FCC-issued license for the use of electromagnetic spectrum (1) whereby a licensee may use such spectrum for the provision of broadband service, and (2) that includes a rural area in any part of its geographic scope.
If the FCC determines that a licensee's spectrum usage rights are unutilized or underutilized in a rural area, it must recommend that the licensee lease the rights to other entities to provide broadband service in that area.
The bill also establishes prioritization and eligibility requirements for funding provided under the Department of Agriculture's Broadband ReConnect Program, which furnishes loans and grants for the costs of infrastructure needed to provide broadband service in rural areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ROBUST Act
Also known as: Rural Opportunities for Broadband in Underserved Settlements and Towns Act
Latest action (Jun 1, 2021): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 1, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.