,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #chf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,begi* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m 
& ,rural ,developm5t ,act to provide &  
improve h\s+ 9 rural areas = educators1 
public safety (fic]s1 & m$ical provid]s1
 & _! h\seholds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rural ,educator & ,am]ican ,community  
,h\s+ ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,h\s+ =        
educators1 public safety (fic]s1 &      
m$ical provid]s ,section #cjf7;a7 ( !   
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bf7       
,grants & loan gu>antees to provide h\s+
 = educators1 public safety (fic]s1 &   
m$ical provid]s  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 p>agraph3  7i7 ,educator ,! t]m        
educator means an individual :o--  7,i7 
is employ$ full-"t z a tea*]1 pr9cipal1 

or adm9i/rator by--  7aa7 a public      
elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool t      
provides direct s]vices to /ud5ts 9     
grades prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade #ab1 or a
 ,head ,/>t program2 &  7bb7 meets !    
appropriate tea*+ c]tification or       
lic5sure requirem5ts ( ! ,/ate = !      
position 9 :i* ! individual is employ$2 
or  7,,ii7 is employ$ full-"t z a       
libr>ian1 a c>e] guidance or c\nsel+    
provid]1 an education aide1 or 9 ano!r  
in/ructional or adm9i/rative position = 
a public elem5t>y s*ool or second>y     
s*ool4  7ii7 ,m$ical provid] ,! t]m     
m$ical provid] means--  7,i7 a lic5s$   
doctor ( m$ic9e or o/eopa?y2  7,,ii7 an 
,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 or   
,native ,hawaiian recogniz$ z a         
traditional heal+ practition]2  7,,iii7 
a heal? c>e provid] t--  7aa7 is lic5s$ 
or c]tifi$ "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law1 z    
applicable2 &  7bb7 is provid+ s]vices t
 are eligible = cov]age "u a plan "u !  
,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits       
,program "u *apt] #hi ( title #e1 ,unit$

 ,/ates ,code2  7,,iv7 a provid]        
au?oriz$ "u section #aai ( ! ,indian    
,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #afafl72 or  7,v7 any o!r     
individual t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is    
capable ( provid+ heal? c>e s]vices4    
7iii7 ,public safety (fic] ,! t]m public
 safety (fic] means an individual :o is 
employ$ full-"t--  7,i7 z a law en=cem5t
 (fic] by a law en=cem5t ag5cy ( !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1 a unit (     
g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or an ,indian     
tribe2 or  7,,ii7 z a firefight] by a   
fire dep>tm5t ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a   
,/ate1 a unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or
 an ,indian tribe4  7iv7 ,qualifi$      
community ,! t]m qualifi$ community     
means any op5 c\ntry1 or any place1 t[n1
 village1 or city--  7,i7 t is n "p ( or
 associat$ ) an urban area2 &  7,,ii7   
t--  7aa7 has a population ( n m ?an    
#b1ejj2 or  7bb7 7,,aa7 has a population
 ( n m ?an #aj1jjj2 & 7,,bb7 is n       
accessible by a motor vehicle1 z def9$ 9
 section #cjajb ( title #di1 ,unit$     

,/ates ,code4  7v7 ,qualifi$ h\s+ ,! t]m
 qualifi$ h\s+ means h\s+ = educators1  
public safety (fic]s1 or m$ical provid]s
 t is locat$ 9 a qualifi$ community4    
7vi7 ,qualifi$ project ,! t]m qualifi$  
project means--  7,i7 ! con/ruction1    
mod]nization1 r5ovation1 or repair (    
qualifi$ h\s+2  7,,ii7 ! paym5t ( int]e/
 on bonds or o!r f9anc+ in/rum5ts       
7exclud+ in/rum5ts us$ = ref9anc+7 t are
 issu$ = ! con/ruction1 mod]nization1   
r5ovation1 or repair ( qualifi$ h\s+2   
7,,iii7 ! repaym5t ( a loan us$--  7aa7 
= ! con/ruction1 mod]nization1          
r5ovation1 or repair ( qualifi$ h\s+2 or
  7bb7 to pur*ase real prop]ty on :i*   
qualifi$ h\s+ w be con/ruct$2  7,,iv7   
pur*as+ or leas+ real prop]ty on :i*    
qualifi$ h\s+ w be con/ruct$1 r5ovat$1  
mod]niz$1 or repair$2 or  7,v7 any o!r  
activity normally associat$ ) !         
con/ruction1 mod]nization1 r5ovation1 or
 repair ( qualifi$ h\s+1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y4  7vii7 ,educational s]vice   
ag5cy1 elem5t>y s*ool1 local educational

 ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1 ,/ate           
educational ag5cy ,! t]ms educational   
s]vice ag5cy1 elem5t>y s*ool1 local     
educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1 &    
,/ate educational ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 
^? t]ms 9 section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & 
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7,b7 ,grants ,!      
,secret>y may make a grant to an        
applicant to c>ry out a qualifi$        
project4  7,c7 ,loan gu>antees ,!       
,secret>y may gu>antee a loan made to an
 applicant = ! con/ruction1             
mod]nization1 r5ovation1 or repair (    
qualifi$ h\s+4  7,d7 ,f9anc+ me*anisms  
,! ,secret>y may make paym5ts ( int]e/  
on bonds1 loans1 or o!r f9ancial        
in/rum5ts 7o!r ?an f9ancial in/rum5ts   
us$ = ref9anc+7 t are issu$ to an       
applicant = a qualifi$ project4  7,e7   
,application ,an applicant t desires a  
grant1 loan gu>antee1 or paym5t ( int]e/
 "u ?is p>agraph %all submit to !       
,secret>y an application t--  7i7       
indicates :e!r ! qualifi$ h\s+ = :i* !  

grant1 loan gu>antee1 or paym5t ( int]e/
 is s\ght is locat$ 9 a qualifi$        
community2  7ii7 id5tifies ! applicant2 
7iii7 indicates :e!r ! applicant pref]s 
to receive a grant1 loan gu>antee1 or   
paym5t ( int]e/ "u ?is p>agraph2  7iv7  
describes h[ ! applicant w\ld ensure !  
adequate ma9t5ance ( qualifi$ h\s+      
assi/$ "u ?is p>agraph2  7v7 demon/rates
 a ne$ = qualifi$ h\s+ 9 a qualifi$     
community1 :i* may include a defici5cy (
 af=dable h\s+1 a defici5cy ( habitable 
h\s+1 or ! ne$ to mod]nize1 r5ovate1 or 
repair h\s+2  7vi7 describes ! expect$  
impact ( ! grant1 loan gu>antee1 or     
paym5t ( int]e/ on--  7,i7 educators1   
public safety (fic]s1 & m$ical provid]s 
9 a qualifi$ community1 includ+ ! impact
 on recruitm5t & ret5tion ( educators1  
public safety (fic]s1 & m$ical provid]s2
 &  7,,ii7 ! economy ( a qualifi$       
community1 includ+--  7aa7 any plans to 
use small bus9ess conc]ns = !           
con/ruction1 mod]nization1 r5ovation1 or
 repair ( qualifi$ h\s+2 &  7bb7 ! %ort-

 & long-t]m impact on ! rate ( employm5t
 9 ! qualifi$ community2 &  7vii7       
describes h[ ! applicant w\ld ensure t  
qualifi$ h\s+ assi/$ "u ?is p>agraph is 
us$ = educators1 public safety (fic]s1 &
 m$ical provid]s4  7,f7 ,input f ,/ate  
,director ( ,rural ,developm5t ,! ,/ate 
,director ( ,rural ,developm5t = a ,/ate
 may submit to ! ,secret>y an evaluation
 ( any application = a qualifi$ project 
9 ! ,/ate = :i* an application =        
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph is submitt$ & 
! ,secret>y %all take into consid]ation 
! evaluation 9 det]m9+ :e!r to provide  
assi/ance4  7,g7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+     
grants & mak+ loan gu>antees & paym5ts (
 int]e/ "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y    
%all give priority to an applicant t    
is--  7i7 a ,/ate educational ag5cy or  
local educational ag5cy2  7ii7 an       
educational s]vice ag5cy2  7iii7 a ,/ate
 or local h\s+ au?ority2  7iv7 an       
,indian tribe or tribal organization1 z 
^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section #d ( !      
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 

,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b72 
7v7 a tribally designat$ h\s+ entity2   
7vi7 a local gov]nm5t2 or  7vii7 a      
consortium ( any ( ! entities describ$ 9
 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7vi74  7,h7          
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may provide    
assi/ance to ! same applicant "u only #a
 ( subp>agraphs 7,b71 7,c71 & 7,d74     
7,i7 ,requirem5t ,z a condition (       
eligibility = a grant1 loan gu>antee1 or
 paym5t ( int]e/ "u ?is p>agraph1 at    
lea/ #a nam$ applicant %all be requir$  
to ma9ta9 own]%ip ( ! qualifi$ h\s+ t is
 ! subject ( ! grant1 loan gu>antee1 or 
paym5t ( int]e/ dur+ ! great] (--  7i7  
#ae ye>s2 or  7ii7 ! p]iod ( ! loan =   
:i* a loan gu>antee or paym5t ( int]e/  
is made "u ?is p>agraph4  7,j7 ,report+ 
7i7 ,by applicants ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date on :i* an applicant receives
 a grant1 loan gu>antee1 or paym5t (    
int]e/ "u ?is p>agraph1 ! applicant %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y a report t--     
7,i7 describes h[ ! grant1 loan         
gu>antee1 or paym5t ( int]e/ 0 us$2 &   

7,,ii7 conta9s an e/imate ( ! numb] (   
jobs creat$ or ma9ta9$ by use ( ! grant1
 loan gu>antee1 or paym5t ( int]e/4     
7ii7 ,by ,,gao ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !     
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ,congress a report       
evaluat+ ! program "u ?is p>agraph4     
7,k7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y #ej1jjj1jjjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjac1 & ea* fiscal ye>    
!reaft]4  7ii7 ,availability ,any am\nts
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is p>agraph   
%all rema9 available = obligation by !  
,secret>y dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! appropriation4  7iii7 ,use ( 
funds ,( any am\nts appropriat$ = a     
fiscal ye> to c>ry out ?is p>agraph1 !  
,secret>y %all use--  7,i7 n less ?an   
#ej p]c5t to make grants "u ?is         
p>agraph2  7,,ii7 n m ?an #e p]c5t to   
c>ry out national activities "u ?is     
p>agraph1 includ+ provid+ te*nical      
assi/ance & conduct+ outrea* to qualifi$

 communities2 &  7,,iii7 any am\nts n   
exp5d$ 9 accordance ) subclauses 7,i7 & 
7,,ii7 to make loan gu>antees & paym5ts 
( int]e/ "u ?is p>agraph4  4