To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Covered funding is defined
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“the term `covered funding' means any new offer of high-cost universal service program funding, including funding provided through a reverse competitive bidding mechanism provided under this section, for the deployment of a broadband-capable network and the provision of supported services over the network”
The first of the subsection's two definitions. It fixes what the rest of the new subsection reaches: new offers of high-cost universal service program funding, including offers made through a reverse competitive bidding mechanism under section 254, where the money is for deploying a broadband-capable network and providing supported services over it. The term is defined for this subsection only.
What the document actually says
“the term `covered funding' means any new offer of high-cost universal service program funding, including funding provided through a reverse competitive bidding mechanism provided under this section, for the deployment of a broadband-capable network and the provision of supported services over the network”
That sentence, in plain words
Covered funding means new money offered to build internet where it costs a lot. It counts whether or not a bidding contest hands it out.
What this is about
Some places cost a lot to wire for internet. A fund helps pay for that work. This law gives that money a name. The new rules below apply to money with that name.
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Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025, Public Law 119-89, sec. 2, 140 Stat. 818 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ89/html/PLAW-119publ89.htm
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“Covered funding is defined,” Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rural-broadband-protection-act-2025/proposal/sec02-definition-covered-funding/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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