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For Immediate Release July 11th, 2008 |
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STEVENS PROVISION TO EXEMPT UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND FROM ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT APPROVED BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Primary Line Exemption is also Approved |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill, which included two key provisions sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The first provision would exempt the Universal Service Fund (USF) from the Antideficiency Act (ADA) for another year. The language would provide relief from an accounting rule that would otherwise delay important broadband funds from being delivered to schools and libraries. This fix was first put in place after application of the ADA resulted in millions of dollars in delayed funding, which threatened technology programs at countless schools across the nation. |
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