,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ba1 #bjah ,mr4  
,te/] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,heitkamp7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rural               
,electrification ,act ( #aicf to exp&   
sub/antially und]s]v$ tru/ area au?ority
 to all rural developm5t programs ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&$ 
,,suta ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,expansion &  
cl>ification ( exi/+ au?ority ,section  
#cjf;,f ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act
 ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,rural          
,utilities ,s]vice 9 ! matt] prec$+     
subp>agraph 7,a7 & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! 
p]iod at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 &     
ins]t+ rural developm5t mission area42 &
  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 1     
includ+ a community )9 any =m] ,indian  

res]vation1 be=e ) respect to :i*2 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ ,rural ,utilities       
,s]vice to qualifi$ utilities or        
applicants & ins]t+ rural developm5t    
mission area to qualifi$ applicants2 &  
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,rural   
,utilities ,s]vice to facilitate !      
con/ruction1 acquisition1 or improvem5t 
( infra/ructure & ins]t+ rural          
developm5t mission area4