COMPREHENSIVE RURAL BROADBAND STRATEGY.

SEC. 6112. COMPREHENSIVE RURAL BROADBAND STRATEGY.(a) In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in coordination with the Secretary, shall submit to Congress a report describing a comprehensive rural broadband strategy that includes—122 STAT. 1205 (1) recommendations—(A) to promote interagency coordination of Federal agencies in regards to policies, procedures, and targeted resources, and to streamline or otherwise improve and streamline the policies, programs, and services;(B) to coordinate existing Federal rural broadband or rural initiatives;(C) to address both short- and long-term needs assessments and solutions for a rapid build-out of rural broadband solutions and application of the recommendations for Federal, State, regional, and local government policymakers; and(D) to identify how specific Federal agency programs and resources can best respond to rural broadband requirements and overcome obstacles that currently impede rural broadband deployment; and(2) a description of goals and timeframes to achieve the purposes of the report.(b) Updates.—The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in coordination with the Secretary, shall update and evaluate the report described in subsection (a) during the third year after the date of enactment of this Act.