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Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9521 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9521

  To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend that date on 
which certain funds related to broadband infrastructure projects may be 
                               expended.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2026

    Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Moore of North 
  Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend that date on 
which certain funds related to broadband infrastructure projects may be 
                               expended.

    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 ``Broadband Infrastructure Extension 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR CERTAIN FISCAL RECOVERY AND CRITICAL 
              CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS.

    (a) State Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 602(c)(5)(E) of the Social 
Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, such funds provided for 
projects related to broadband infrastructure may be expended through 
September 30, 2027.''.
    (b) Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 603(c)(6)(D) of the Social 
Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, such funds provided for 
projects related to broadband infrastructure may be expended through 
September 30, 2027.''.
    (c) Capital Projects Fund.--Section 604 of the Social Security Act 
is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Availability.--Funds provided under a payment made under this 
section for a project related to broadband infrastructure may be 
expended prior to January 1, 2028.''.
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