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,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural      
,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb to reau?orize &  
improve ! ,rural ,en]gy = ,am]ica       
,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
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,act4  #b4 ,rural en]gy = ,am]ica       
program ,section #ijjg ( ! ,f>m         
,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act (     
#bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by        
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 
z p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e71         
respectively2  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
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7#b7 ,ti]$ application process ,9 c>ry+ 
out ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all    
e/abli% a ?ree-ti]$ application1        
evaluation1 & ov]sight process t v>ies  
bas$ on ! co/ ( ! propos$ project ) !   

process mo/ simplifi$ = projects ref]r$ 
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projects ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 &
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,projects = :i* ! co/ ( ! project fund$ 
"u ?is subsection is n m ?an #hj1jjj4   
7,b7 ,ti] #b ,projects = :i* ! co/ ( !  
project fund$ "u ?is subsection is m ?an
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fund$ "u ?is subsection is #bjj1jjj or  
m4  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7 7z          
r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,a771 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7,f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+   
new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ! natural res\rce
 cons]vation b5efits ( ! r5ewable en]gy 
sy/em2 &  2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#d7 7z s  
r$esignat$7--  7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71  
by ins]t+ 9 am\nts n to exce$ #ajj1jjj  
p] grant aft] 9 ! =m ( grants2 &  7ii7  
by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,e7 by   
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7#f7 ,requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is       

subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all n require a
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portions ( rural projects connect$ to a 
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add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#b7 ,subsequ5t report ,n lat] ?an #d   
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,rural
 ,en]gy ,improvem5t ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ,congress a report on    
activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section1    
includ+ ! outcomes a*iev$ by projects   
fund$ "u ?is section4  2 &  7#c7 9      
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph       
7#a77;,d71 by /rik+ #bjab & ins]t+ #bjab
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#bjah2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by
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?is section-- 7,a7 #be1jjj1jjj  2  7ii7 
at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,a7 7z designat$
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ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7           
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad  

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