1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 30, 2021COVID-19 Response: Broadband Funding for Tribes, Tribal Colleges and Universities, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health ServiceThree recent enacted laws that, in whole or in part, address the effects
2、 of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provided both direct and indirect broadband funding for American Indian tribes, tribal colleges and universities, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service (collectively, “tribal entities”). They a
3、re the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136; Division N of Title IX of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021), P.L. 116-260; and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), P.L. 117-2. This In Focus lists major broadband programs funded by these three laws
4、 as well as potential additional funding in subsequently proposed legislation. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act The CARES Act provided tribal entities with funding for internet access, distance learning, and telehealth services. Institute of Museum and Library Services The CARES Ac