H.R. 1873

119 HR 1873 IH: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1873  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2025   Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania  (for himself and  Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act  .
2.
Certain grants for broadband excluded from gross income
(a)
In general
Part III of subchapter B of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new subsection:
139J.
Certain broadband grants
(a)
In general
Gross income shall not include any qualified broadband grant made for purposes of broadband deployment.
(b)
Denial of double benefit
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, no deduction or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, any expenditure to the extent of the amount excluded under subsection (a) for any qualified broadband grant which was provided with respect to such expenditure. The adjusted basis of any property shall be reduced by the amount excluded under subsection (a) which was provided with respect to such property.
(c)
Qualified broadband grant
For purposes of this section, the term  qualified broadband grant  means—
(1)
any grant or subgrant received under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
(2)
any grant or subgrant received under the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program established under section 60304 of such Act,
(3)
any grant received under the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program established under section 60305 of such Act,
(4)
any grant received under section 60401 of such Act (relating to middle mile grants),
(5)
any grant received—
(A)
under the broadband loan and grant pilot program established by section 779 of  Public Law 115–141  under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; and
(B)
from funds made available for such program under the heading  Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program  under the heading  Rural Utilities Service  under title I of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
(6)
any grant received from a State, territory, Tribal government, or unit of local government to the extent such grant was—
(A)
funded by amounts provided to the State or local government under section 602, 603, or 604 of the Social Security Act, and
(B)
provided for the stated purposes of making investments in broadband infrastructure, or
(7)
any grant or subgrant received under section 905 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
(d)
Regulations
The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 139I the following new item:
Sec. 139J. Certain broadband grants.
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(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years ending after March 11, 2023.