H.R. 3517 · 109th Congress
GATE Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Andrews
- Introduced
- 2005-07-28
- Latest action
- 2005-08-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Summary
Greater Access to E-Governance Act - GATE Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to state and local governments to assist them in deploying broadband computer networks for the conduct of electronic governance transactions by citizens in local schools and libraries.
Allows such grants to be used to: (1) hire contractors or nonprofit organizations to deploy and manage such networks; (2) acquire broadband infrastructure, computers, and other equipment for such networks; and (3) acquire related software and services to support such networks.
Sets forth grant allocation criteria.