Community Broadband Mapping Act

“607. Grants for the collection of rural broadband infrastructure data

“(a) Definitions—In this section:

“(1) Covered authority—The term covered authority means—

“(A) this section;

“(B) section 602;

“(C) section 603;

“(D) section 604;

“(E) section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2); and

“(F) section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 399).

“(2) Eligible entity—The term eligible entity means—

“(A) a unit of local government in a rural area;

“(B) an economic development or other community organization that serves a rural area;

“(C) an electric cooperative (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796)) that sells electric energy to persons in a rural area;

“(D) a telephone cooperative that serves a rural area; and

“(E) an internet service provider that—

“(i) has not more than 100,000 subscribers; and

“(ii) serves a rural area.

“(3) Rural area—The term rural area means an area that is not in an urbanized area or urban cluster the population of which is 25,000 or more, as determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Census.

“(b) Authority To make grants to certain entities To collect broadband infrastructure data—Notwithstanding any other provision of a covered authority, the Secretary may make a grant under a covered authority to an eligible entity for the purpose of enabling the collection of data relating to where broadband infrastructure is located and which homes are provided with nonsatellite broadband service, without regard to any applicable household service percentage requirement.”