,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4       
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,department of ,agriculture            
,reorganization ,act of #aiid to rename 
the ,department of ,agriculture4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,department of ,agriculture and     
,rural ,development ,act of #bjah4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
the ,department of ,agriculture is the  
primary ,federal agency dedicated to    
improving the economy and quality of    
life in rural areas of the ,united      
,states2  7#b7 the ,department of       
,agriculture provides significant       
financial resources and technical       
assistance to rural communities1        
including loans1 loan guarantees1 and   

grants to help support economic         
development in rural areas of the       
,united ,states2  7#c7 the ,united      
,states has a substantial interest in   
ensuring that the nearly #de1jjj1jjj    
individuals in the ,united ,states      
living in rural communities have access 
to critical infrastructure1 broadband1  
telecommunications connectivity1        
capital1 health care1 and other         
essential resources2 and  7#d7 renaming 
the ,department of ,agriculture the     
,department of ,agriculture and ,rural  
,development would--  7,a7 further      
establish the importance of rural       
development to the mission of the       
,department2 and  7,b7 raise awareness  
in rural areas of the ,united ,states of
 the essential role the ,department has 
in supporting rural communities         
throughout the ,united ,states4  #c4    
,department of ,agriculture and ,rural  
,development  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle 
,a of the ,department of ,agriculture   
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       

,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #bba4 
,renaming as ,department of ,agriculture
 and ,rural ,development  7a7 ,in       
general  7#a7 ,department ,the          
,department of ,agriculture shall be    
known and designated as the ,department 
of ,agriculture and ,rural ,development4
  7#b7 ,secretary ,the ,secretary of    
,agriculture shall be known and         
designated as the ,secretary of         
,agriculture and ,rural ,development4   
7b7 ,references ,except as provided in  
subsection 7c71 any reference to the    
,department of ,agriculture or the      
,secretary of ,agriculture in any law1  
regulation1 map1 document1 record1 or   
other paper of the ,united ,states shall
 be deemed to be a reference to the     
,department of ,agriculture and ,rural  
,development and the ,secretary of      
,agriculture and ,rural ,development1   
respectively4  7c7 ,limitation on       
application ,the renaming of the        
,department of ,agriculture and the     

,secretary of ,agriculture under this   
section shall not apply to any acronyms 
used before the date of enactment of    
this section by the ,secretary for the  
purposes of labeling4  4  7b7 ,authority
 ,section #bif7;b7 of the ,department of
 ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of   
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#i7 ,the authority of the  
,secretary to carry out section #bba4  4