Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to allow the state of Missouri to continue to utilize Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds

HCR 38 is a Missouri legislative resolution urging the federal National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to permit the state to retain its $1.7 billion allocation of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds. The resolution specifically requests that NTIA allow Missouri to continue managing these federal broadband funds through its existing Office of Broadband Development, without requiring changes to current grant administration processes. This follows NTIA's 2025 modification of BEAD project requirements and concerns about potential fund clawbacks. The resolution does not alter federal law but formally requests that the NTIA maintain Missouri's access to these funds for expanding rural internet infrastructure.