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Expanding Access to Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act
To amend the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program to expand eligibility for financial assistance to include the construction and enhancement of facilities and technological systems aimed at delivering telemedicine services, strengthening cybersecurity infrastructure, and supporting distance learning initiatives, including digital literacy, workforce development, and job training, in rural communities.
Summary
This bill amends the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program to expand eligible uses of federal grants in rural areas. The bill adds cybersecurity support infrastructure, digital literacy programs, workforce development, and job training (including broadband workforce training) as eligible purposes for grant funding. The program would continue to support construction and enhancement of facilities for telemedicine and distance learning services. The amendments take effect six months after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
- GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
- GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
- MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2026
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program to expand eligibility for financial assistance to include the construction and enhancement of facilities and technological systems aimed at delivering telemedicine services, strengthening cybersecurity infrastructure, and supporting distance learning initiatives, including digital literacy, workforce development, and job training, in rural communities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Expanding Access to Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act”.
SEC. 2. TELEMEDICINE, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
(a) In General.—Section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking “telemedicine and distance learning” and inserting “telemedicine, distance learning, and cybersecurity support”;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting “, cybersecurity support,” before “and distance”; and
(B) by inserting “including digital literacy, workforce development, and job training” before “in rural”;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by inserting “, cybersecurity support,” before “or distance”; and
(II) by inserting “, including digital literacy, workforce development, and job training” before the semicolon; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “to provide telemedicine service or distance learning service” and inserting “services described in subparagraph (A)”; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “or distance learning” and inserting “, cybersecurity support, or distance learning, digital literacy, or workforce development and job training”;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(14) the need for distance workforce development and job training, including a workforce that supports the building of broadband in rural areas.”; and
(5) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “or distance learning” and inserting “distance learning, digital literacy, or cybersecurity”;
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by inserting “, cybersecurity support,” after “assistance”; and
(ii) by striking “or” at the end;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) providing distance workforce development and job training, including a workforce that supports the building of broadband in rural areas.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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