under the pilot program described in such section 779 for which amounts were not obligated or partially obligated as of such date. 6202. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas Section 602(g) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb-1(g) ) is amended by striking 2018 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . 6203. Innovative broadband advancement program Section 603 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb-2 ) is amended to read as follows: 603. Innovative broadband advancement program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the Innovative Broadband Advancement Program , under which the Secretary may provide a grant, a loan, or both to an eligible entity for the purpose of demonstrating innovative broadband technologies or methods of broadband deployment that significantly decrease the cost of broadband deployment, and provide substantially faster broadband speeds than are available, in a rural area. (b) Terrestrial broadband demonstration projects (1) In general The Secretary shall provide grants or loans to eligible entities for the purpose of deploying innovative broadband technologies to qualified consumers who subscribe to terrestrial broadband service in rural areas. (2) Eligibility To be eligible to obtain assistance under this subsection for a project, an entity shall— (A) submit to the Secretary an application— (i) that describes a terrestrial broadband demonstration project designed to decrease the cost of broadband deployment, and substantially increase broadband speed to not less than the maximum broadband project agreement requirements established under section 601(e)(4), to qualified consumers in a rural area to be served by the project