; and (ii) in the case of any other covered application, adoption and implementation of uniform and objectively reasonable fees, which shall be published in advance of the date on which such fees begin to apply to any such application. (c) Use of funds A covered entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant for one or more of the following: (1) Capacity-building for the covered entity to facilitate the processing of covered applications, including employee training and hiring. (2) The purchase of technology, software, and equipment to facilitate the processing of covered applications, including in a remote work environment. 4. Local Broadband Advisory Council (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the Local Broadband Advisory Council , to develop solutions to the challenges shared by local jurisdictions, covered entities, and infrastructure providers in facilitating wireless and broadband deployment, including in unserved and underserved communities. (b) Membership The Council shall be composed of broadband deployment stakeholders appointed by the Assistant Secretary, including representatives from the broadband industry, infrastructure providers, local governments, and covered entities. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the Council is established under subsection (a), the Council shall submit to the Assistant Secretary and Congress a report on the solutions developed under such subsection. 5. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary such sums as may necessary to carry out this Act. 6. Definitions In this Act: (1) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (2) Broadband infrastructure The term broadband infrastructure means facilities or equipment utilized for the provision of broadband internet access service (as defined in