,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bd1 #bjah ,mr4 
,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mrs4    
,capito1 & ,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture         
,reorganization ,act ( #aiid to r5ame ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & ,rural       
,developm5t ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,agriculture is ! prim>y ,f$]al ag5cy   
d$icat$ to improv+ ! economy & quality (
 life 9 rural areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture provides
 significant f9ancial res\rces &        
te*nical assi/ance to rural communities1
 includ+ loans1 loan gu>antees1 & grants
 to help support economic developm5t 9  
rural areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 !  
,unit$ ,/ates has a sub/antial int]e/ 9 

ensur+ t ! ne>ly #de1jjj1jjj individuals
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates liv+ 9 rural         
communities h access to critical        
infra/ructure1 broadb&1                 
telecommunications connectivity1        
capital1 heal? c>e1 & o!r ess5tial      
res\rces2 &  7#d7 r5am+ ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,agriculture ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture 
& ,rural ,developm5t w\ld--  7,a7 fur!r 
e/abli% ! importance ( rural developm5t 
to ! mission ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7     
raise aw>5ess 9 rural areas ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ( ! ess5tial role ! ,dep>tm5t has
 9 support+ rural communities ?r\gh\t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t (         
,agriculture & ,rural ,developm5t  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,a ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act (     
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bba4 
,r5am+ z ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture &     
,rural ,developm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7  
,dep>tm5t ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture   
%all be kn[n & designat$ z ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture & ,rural ,developm5t4     

7#b7 ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture %all be kn[n & designat$ z 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ,rural     
,developm5t4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,except z   
provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 any ref]5ce to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture or !        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 9 any law1     
regulation1 map1 docum5t1 record1 or o!r
 pap] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be deem$ to
 be a ref]5ce to ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture & ,rural ,developm5t & !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ,rural       
,developm5t1 respectively4  7c7         
,limitation on application ,! r5am+ ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture "u ?is section %all n     
apply to any acronyms us$ be=e ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is section by ! ,secret>y = 
! purposes ( label+4  4  7b7 ,au?ority  
,section #bif7;b7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act (     
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,!     
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to c>ry out      
section #bba4  4