119-HR2474
Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
Last action was on 3-27-2025
SenateCurrent status is Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2474
1. Short title2. GAO study on low-orbit satellites1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act".
2. GAO study on low-orbit satellites
(a) In general - Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress the results thereof, a study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects.
(b) Requirements - In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—
(1) - review the capacity of low-orbit satellite services to be used for business purposes;
(2) - evaluate economic development growth in areas that have used low-orbit satellites for businesses; and
(3) - analyze the cost-effectiveness of implementing broadband satellites for economic development.