Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7452 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7452 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to States for the deployment of broadband service in underserved areas by small business broadband providers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2024 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to States for the deployment of broadband service in underserved areas by small business broadband providers, 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 ``Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS BROADBAND PROVIDER GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--The C…