; and (ii) administering entities with respect to grants awarded under this section; and (C) developing the report required under section 6(a); (2) not less than 5 percent to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations to allow those tribes, entities, and organizations to carry out the activities described in this section; and (3) not less than 1 percent to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States that is not a State to enable those entities to carry out the activities described in this section. (j) Rules The Assistant Secretary may prescribe such rules as may be necessary to carry out this section. (k) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated— (1) $60,000,000 for the award of grants under subsection (c)(3), which shall remain available until expended; (2) for each of the first 5 fiscal years in which amounts are made available to award grants under subsection (d), $125,000,000 for the award of those grants; and (3) such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year after the end of the 5-fiscal year period described in paragraph (2). 5. Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary begins awarding grants under section 4(d), and not before that date, the Assistant Secretary shall establish in the Department of Commerce the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (referred to in this section as the Program ), the purpose of which is to award grants to support efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption of broadband among covered populations. (2) Consultation