,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,heitkamp7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,rural ,electrification   
,act of #aicf to expand substantially   
underserved trust area authority to all 
rural development programs of the       
,department of ,agriculture4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,expanded ,,suta ,act of #bjah4  #b4    
,expansion and clarification of existing
 authority ,section #cjf;,f of the      
,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking ,rural ,utilities     
,service in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a7 and all that follows  
through the period at the end of        
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting rural   

development mission area42 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting 1 including
 a community within any former ,indian  
reservation1 before with respect to     
which2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c7--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
,rural ,utilities ,service to qualified 
utilities or applicants and inserting   
rural development mission area to       
qualified applicants2 and  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,rural      
,utilities ,service to facilitate the   
construction1 acquisition1 or           
improvement of infrastructure and       
inserting rural development mission     
area4