,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbc,ms4 
,escob> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an ,(fice (      
,colonia ,affairs )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,e/abli%m5t ( ,(fice ( ,colonia ,affairs
 ,title ,,iii ( ! ,f$]al ,crop          
,insurance ,re=m & ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act (     
#aiid is am5d$ by add+ aft] section #cji
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fiba7 ! foll[+3         
#cji;,a4 ,(fice ( ,colonia ,affairs  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
%all ma9ta9 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y an 
,(fice ( ,colonia ,affairs1 :i* %all--  
7#a7 s]ve z a res\rce = colonias &      
localities t h colonias by provid+      
in=mation ab\t1 & te*nical assi/ance    
p]ta9+ to1 ,f$]al programs & fund+      
s\rces applicable to colonias2  7#b7    
advise ! ,secret>y on matt]s p]ta9+ to  
colonias2 &  7#c7 c>ry out su* o!r      

functions z ! ,secret>y consid]s        
appropriate4  7b7 ,reports ,n less      
frequ5tly ?an once e two ye>s1 ! ,(fice 
( ,colonia ,affairs %all submit to      
,congress a report t describes-- 7#a7 ! 
infra/ructure ne$s ( colonias2 &  7#b7  
recomm5dations = legislative or         
adm9i/rative action = ! foll[+ two ye>s4
  7c7 ,colonia def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m colonia means any id5tifiable       
community t-- 7#a7 is 9 ! ,/ate (       
,arizona1 ,cali=nia1 ,new ,mexico1 or   
,texas2  7#b7 is 9 ! area ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates )9 #aej miles ( ! bord] betwe5 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1 except t ! t]m 
does n include any /&>d metropolitan    
/ati/ical area t has a population exce$+
 #a1jjj1jjj2 &  7#c7 is det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y to be a colonia on ! basis (  
objective crit]ia1 includ+ lack (       
potable wat] supply1 lack ( adequate    
sewage sy/ems1 & lack ( dec5t1 safe1 &  
sanit>y h\s+4  4