,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjai,mr4
 ,david ,scott of ,georgia 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,riggleman7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,home 
,loan ,bank ,act to provide investment  
authority to support rural              
infrastructure development1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,improving     
,rural ,access to ,power ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,cooperative associations that      
support rural infrastructure development
 ,section #aa of the ,federal ,home     
,loan ,bank ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #adca7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7m7 ,cooperative            
associations that support rural         
infrastructure development ,each        
,federal ,home ,loan ,bank is authorized
 to purchase investment-grade securities
 from nonmember lenders that are        

organized as cooperatives and that have 
received financing from the ,federal    
,financing ,bank and that have          
demonstrated experience in making loans 
to cooperatives that are eligible to    
receive loans or commitments for loans  
from the ,rural ,utilities ,service 7or 
any successor agency74 ,such securities 
shall be secured investments            
collateralized by loans of the          
cooperative lender4 ,the purchase of    
such securities shall be at the sole    
discretion of each ,federal ,home ,loan 
,bank1 consistent with such regulations1
 restrictions1 and limitations as may be
 prescribed by the ,agency4  4