US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 940e

Expansion of 911 access

(a)

In general

section 5304 of title 25Subject to subsection (c) and such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may make loans under this subchapter to entities eligible to borrow from the Rural Utilities Service, State or local governments, Indian tribes (as defined in ), or other public entities for facilities and equipment to expand or improve in rural areas—
(1)
911 access;
(2)
integrated interoperable emergency communications, including multiuse networks that provide critical transportation-related information services in addition to emergency communications services;
(3)
homeland security communications;
(4)
transportation safety communications; or
(5)
location technologies used outside an urbanized area.
(b)

Loan security

Government-imposed fees related to emergency communications (including State or local 911 fees) may be considered to be security for a loan under this section.

(c)

Emergency communications equipment providers

The Secretary may make a loan under this section to an emergency communication equipment provider to expand or improve 911 access or other communications or technologies described in subsection (a) if the local government that has jurisdiction over the project is not allowed to acquire the debt resulting from the loan.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

The Secretary shall use to make loans under this section any funds otherwise made available for telephone loans for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.

May 20, 1936, ch. 432Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6102116 Stat. 415Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6107122 Stat. 1198Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6103128 Stat. 851Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6506132 Stat. 4775(, title III, § 315, as added , , ; amended , , ; , title VI, § 6107, , , 1959; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–334, § 6506(1)2018—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “critical transportation-related” for “commercial or transportation”.

Pub. L. 115–334, § 6506(2)Subsec. (d). , substituted “2023” for “2018”.

Pub. L. 113–792014—Subsec. (d). substituted “2018” for “2012”.

Pub. L. 110–246, § 61072008—, amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to expansion of access, loan security, emergency communications equipment providers, and authorization of appropriations, consisting of subsecs. (a) to (d), for provisions relating to expansion of access and authorization of appropriations, consisting of subsecs. (a) and (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .