1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act or the ACCESS BROADBAND Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Assistant secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (3) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (4) Federal broadband support program The term Federal broadband support program does not include any Universal Service Fund program and means any of the following programs (or any other similar Federal program) to the extent the program offers broadband internet service or programs for promoting broadband access and adoption for various demographic communities through various media for residential, commercial, or community providers, or academic establishments: (A) The Telecommunications and Technology Program of the Appalachian Regional Commission. (B) The following programs of the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture: (i) The Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. (ii) The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. (iii) The Substantially Underserved Trust Area Initiative. (iv) The Community Connect Grant Program. (v) The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program. (C) The following programs of the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce: (i) The Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs. (ii) The Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs. (D) The following programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: (i) The Community Development Block Grant Program. (ii) The Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program. (iii) The Public Housing Capital Fund. (iv) The Public Housing Operating Fund. (v) The Multifamily Housing Programs. (vi) The Indian