,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bjeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjad,mr4
 ,begi* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a loan gu>antee     
program = natural gas di/ribution grids 
to be in/all$ 9 areas ) extremely high  
en]gy co/s4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fuel ,grid ,di/ribution
 ,loan ,pilot ,program ,act4  #b4 ,fuel 
di/ribution utility pilot loan program  
7a7 ,au?orization ( pilot loan program  
,section #bcb7;c7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act (     
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fidb7;c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by   
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7#b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,! bi(uels
 & natural gas di/ribution utility pilot
 loan program au?oriz$ by section #b ( !
 ,fuel ,grid ,di/ribution ,loan ,pilot  
,program ,act4  4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t (    
pilot loan program  7#a7 ,def9ition (   

local gov]nm5t ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m 
local gov]nm5t means-- 7,a7 a c\nty1    
municipality1 city1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 local  
public au?ority1 s*ool di/rict1 special 
di/rict1 intra/ate di/rict1 c\ncil (    
gov]nm5ts 7reg>dless ( :e!r ! c\ncil (  
gov]nm5ts is incorporat$ z a nonpr(it   
corporation "u ,/ate law71 regional or  
int]/ate gov]nm5t entity1 or ag5cy or   
in/rum5tality ( a local gov]nm5t2  7,b7 
an ,indian tribe or au?oriz$ tribal     
organization or1 9 ,alaska1 a ,native   
village or ,alaska ,regional ,native    
,corporation2 &  7,c7 a rural community1
 un9corporat$ t[n or village1 or o!r    
public entity4  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,rural ,utilities      
,s]vice %all e/abli% a bi(uels & natural
 gas di/ribution utility pilot loan     
program to add coop]atives & municipally
 or privately own$ bi(uels or natural   
gas di/ribution utilities to ! li/ (    
utilities eligible to receive loans f ! 
,rural ,utilities ,s]vice4  7#c7        
,eligibility ,9 mak+ loans au?oriz$ "u  

p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,rural
 ,utilities ,s]vice %all grant loans    
only to utilities s]v+ an area "u !     
jurisdiction ( a local gov]nm5t t has-- 
7,a7 a population ( n m ?an #ej1jjj p2 &
  7,b7 en]gy prices high] ?an #bjj p]c5t
 ( ! national av]age = en]gy prices1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy    
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration us+ ! mo/ rec5t
 data available4  7#d7 ,fund+ ,!        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,rural ,utilities      
,s]vice %all c>ry out ! loan pilot      
program us+ exi/+ funds ( ! ,rural      
,utilities ,s]vice4  7#e7 ,duration ,!  
loan pilot program %all be au?oriz$ = a 
p]iod ( #e ye>s1 beg9n+ on ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#f7 ,report ,at !
 conclusion ( ! loan pilot program1 !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,rural ,utilities      
,s]vice %all complete a report exam9+-- 
7,a7 ! economic b5efits ( provid+ l[ co/
 loans2 &  7,b7 any upw>d price pressure
 on bi(uels or natural gas prices 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates result+ f ! loan pilot    
program4