1. Technical assistance for Indian tribes in applying for financial assistance to maintain, expand, or deploy broadband systems (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, through the Office of Tribal Relations in the Department of Agriculture, shall, in consultation with the Office of Native Affairs and Policy of the Federal Communications Commission— (1) create a database of Federal programs and activities under which Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and agencies and instrumentalities of Indian tribes and tribal organizations, may obtain financial assistance for the maintenance, expansion, or deployment of broadband systems; (2) provide technical assistance to entities described in paragraph (1) in applying for or using the financial assistance; and (3) submit to the Congress annual reports on— (A) the number of the entities to which the technical assistance was provided in the fiscal year covered by the report; (B) the number of applications for the financial assistance that the entities submitted in the fiscal year covered by the report; and (C) the number of efforts made to facilitate the efforts of the entities to obtain the financial assistance in the fiscal year covered by the report. (b) Model broadband development plan (1) In general Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Office of Tribal Relations in the Department of Agriculture, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register a model broadband development plan using the database created under subsection (a)(1), that— (A) identifies overlaps and unique target areas in each programs listed in the database; (B) identifies options for obtaining the financial assistance referred to in subsection (a)(1), and propose opportunities to enable the entities described in subsection (a)(1) overcome any obstacles in doing so; (C) describes the goals of technical assistance provided under subsection (a)(2)