; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Inapplicability to certain providers (A) In general The requirements under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the participation of a provider in the Affordable Connectivity Program established under section 904(b)(1) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 47 U.S.C. 1752(b)(1) ). (B) Rule of construction Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to apply with respect to the receipt of Federal universal service support for any purpose other than participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program. . (3) Conforming amendments Section 904(b) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 47 U.S.C. 1752(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraphs (1), (4), and (5), by inserting or the Universal Service Fund under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) after the Affordable Connectivity Fund established in subsection (i) each place that term appears; and (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting or the Universal Service Fund under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) after the Affordable Connectivity Fund each place that term appears. (c) Regulations