Beta decision dossier

Hypothetical Rural Broadband Access Program

GII-US-2021-LEG-CONG-APPROP-0018-v2 · analytic version 1 · methodology v1.1.1 · status beta · all dossiers

GII scorecard — observed headline eligible
GII-M36.25
GII-D58.81
GII-C77.65 (Substantial)
GII-K50
GII-V100%
GII-Smature_observed

Magnitude is direction-neutral and never appears without confidence, coverage, and maturity.

Eligibility: publication-eligible — all ten conditions met.

The dossier#

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Decision summary

Hypothetical Rural Broadband Access Program. GII-US-2021-LEG-CONG-APPROP-0018-v2 · origin LEG-CONG · maturity mature_observed.

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Legal and implementation status

Maturity mature_observed; implementation verified: yes; counterfactual: adequate.

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Institutional lineage

Single-node lineage; no cross-institution extract attached.

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Affected populations and entities

Domains in scope: people_households, private_enterprise, public_entities. Affected populations are reported with the exact denominator each source uses.

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GII scorecard (with uncertainty and maturity)

GII-M 36.25 · GII-D 58.81 · GII-C 77.65 (Substantial) · GII-K 50 · GII-V 100% · GII-S mature_observed

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Benefits and burdens by domain and group

Directional balance GII-D 58.81 at directional coverage 100%. Magnitude is direction-neutral; a large benefit and a large burden both score high.

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Causal method and counterfactual

Evidence level B; counterfactual adequate; attribution language "caused / attributable to".

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Evidence and source vintages

No source manifest attached to this illustrative dossier.

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Limitations and competing explanations

See the sensitivity table for the plausible range and which conclusions survive the alternative specifications.

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Forecast-versus-observed comparison

Observed stage; compare against any prior forecast vintage in the revision history.

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Revision history

No corrections recorded; this is the first analytic version.

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Downloads, API, methods, and citation

API: https://gii.apiautomations.com/api/v1/dossiers/GII-US-2021-LEG-CONG-APPROP-0018-v2 · Methods: https://gii.apiautomations.com/methodology · Downloads: https://gii.apiautomations.com/releases. Cite: Sather, K. (2026). Decision dossier: Hypothetical Rural Broadband Access Program (GII-US-2021-LEG-CONG-APPROP-0018-v2), Government Impact Index methodology v1.1.1. https://gii.apiautomations.com/dossiers/GII-US-2021-LEG-CONG-APPROP-0018-v2. Internal — not for public distribution.

Revision history#

No corrections recorded; this is the first analytic version. Prior versions, once they exist, remain retrievable and visibly superseded.

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