Trump Signs Farm Bill With Broadband Language
President Donald Trump signed off Thursday on the Agriculture Improvement Act farm bill (HR-2), which has several broadband provisions (see 1812120053) and includes a revamp of some Rural Utilities Service broadband funding requirements (see 1812110050). The law increases annual funding…
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for RUS broadband grant programs to $350 million for 2019-23 and includes language from the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (HR-4881/S-2343) to establish a task force to identify connectivity gaps in agricultural areas. “This Congress we’ve been hard at work to expand broadband access, and the signing of this bill means giving millions of Americans the resources and opportunities many of us already enjoy,” said House Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore. “Included in this farm bill are much-needed reforms that will ease regulatory barriers and better target broadband funds so we can increase access to broadband internet for our nation’s farmers and rural communities ... this legislation brings us one step closer to closing the digital divide.” GPS Innovation Alliance Executive Director David Grossman lauded enactment of the HR-4881/S-2343 language. “When broadband connectivity and GPS technology are combined together, our nation’s farmers win by being able to save time, money and unnecessary waste of critical resources,” he said.