A provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would create the Affordable Connectivity Program, an extension of the temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit passed by Congress last December to provide discounted broadband service to eligible low-income households, including Pell Grant recipients. The new program retains the eligibility of Pell recipients for monthly $30 subsidies toward purchasing high-speed internet—down from $50 in the Emergency Broadband Benefit—and makes the program permanent. ALA released a statement August 10 praising the passage of the infrastructure bill by the US Senate.