PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 415 validity and authority of a guarantee issued to the lender under this section. "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— T here are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. "(2) FEES. —To the extent that the amount of funds appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) are not sufficient to carry out this section, the Secretary may use up to Vs of the fees collected under subsection (c) for the cost of providing guarantees of bonds and notes under this section before depositing the remainder of the fees into the rural economic development subaccount maintained under section 313(b)(2)(A). "(f) TERMINATION.— The authority provided under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2007.". (b) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section. (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the amendment made by this section. SEC. 6102. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. Title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 315. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. "(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may make telephone loans under this title to borrowers of loans made by the Rural Utilities Service, State or local governments, Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), or other public entities for facilities and equipment to expand or improve 911 access and integrated emergency communications systems in rural areas. "(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007.". SEC. 6103. ENHANCEMENT OF ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "TITLE VI—RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS 7 USC 940C-1 note. Deadline. 7 USC 940e. " SEC. 601. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. "(a) PURPOSE. — The purpose of this section is to provide loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities. "(b) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: "(1) BROADBAND SERVICE.— The term 'broadband service' means any technology identified by the Secretary as having the capacity to transmit data to enable a subscriber to the Loans. 7 USC 950bb.
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