SUCCESS for BEAD Act
Congress targets leftover broadband funds for 9-1-1 upgrades, workforce training, and stronger networks
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Lets states and territories use leftover broadband grant money for new competitive subgrants, instead of leaving it unused.
- Sends leftover funds toward projects like fiber routes sold wholesale, internet exchange hubs, wireless upgrades, submarine cables, and faster permitting for broadband builds.
- Allows some of the leftover money to support targeted job training tied to telecom, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and electrical work needed to build and run networks.
- Makes it easier to use leftover funds to plan, upgrade, or maintain modern internet-based 9-1-1 systems, with required coordination and cybersecurity planning.
- Adds guardrails: bans using these subgrants to build or expand data centers, often requires a 25% local match, and creates a public challenge process to avoid duplicating existing fiber routes.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
5 articles
Rep. Andy Barr Introduces House Companion to Senate Non-Deployment Bill
Coverage of the House companion to the SUCCESS for BEAD Act, focusing on use of BEAD “non-deployment”/leftover funds and related guardrails.
In Case You Missed It: Capito, Wicker Introduce the Success for BEAD Act
Recap of the SUCCESS for BEAD Act introduction and its aims: allowing remaining BEAD funds to support resiliency, public safety, and workforce development uses.
Sens Wicker, Capito Introduce the SUCCESS for BEAD Act
Headlines post linking to/relaying the introduction of S.3565 (SUCCESS for BEAD Act) and summarizing its intended uses for remaining BEAD funds.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
SUCCESS for BEAD Act
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