SA 876. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this act shall be used to support a loan or grant for any proposed service territory in which broadband service with a combined speed of 3 Mbps (upstream and downstream) is offered by an incumbent service provider to more than 25 percent of households in such service territory, in the aggregate:

Provided further, That none of the funds shall be used to support a loan or a grant for any proposed service territory for an upgrade of broadband plant when there is more than 1 incumbent service provider and not less than 1 of the incumbent service providers is offering service with a combined speed of 3 Mbps (upstream and downstream).".



(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Oct 19, 2011.)