,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc ,ms4  
,p]ez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,ms4       
,c>aveo1 & ,mrs4 ,*avez-,de,remer7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture to c>ry out an initiative  
to develop1 exp&1 & improve rural       
*ildc>e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&+  
,*ildc>e 9 ,rural ,am]ica ,act ( #bjbc4 
#b4 ,exp&+ ,*ildc>e 9 ,rural ,am]ica    
,initiative  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,*ildc>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m *ildc>e means any program t-- 7i7
 provides quality c>e & e>ly education =
 "y *ildr5 :o--  7,i7 are 9 k9d]g>t52 or
  7,,ii7 h n yet ent]$ k9d]g>t52 &  7ii7
 is op]at$ by-- 7,i7 an eligible *ildc>e
 provid] describ$ 9 section             
#feh,p7#f77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e &        
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihehn7#f77;,a772 or     

7,,ii7 a *ildc>e provid] t1 on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7aa7 is lic5s$1   
regulat$1 or regi/]$ 9 ! ,/ate1         
t]ritory1 or ,indian ,tribe 9 :i* !     
provid] is locat$2 &  7bb7 meets        
applicable ,/ate1 ,tribal1 t]ritorial1 &
 local heal? & safety requirem5ts4  7,b7
 ,inclusions ,! t]m *ildc>e includes--  
7i7 a s*ool-bas$ program describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a72  7ii7 a facility us$ =
 a program describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 
&  7iii7 a s]vice provid$ "u a program  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,initiative ,! t]m ,initiative means !  
,exp&+ ,*ildc>e 9 ,rural ,am]ica        
,initiative e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74 
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an
 initiative1 to be kn[n z ! ,exp&+      
,*ildc>e 9 ,rural ,am]ica ,initiative1  
"u :i* ! ,secret>y %all provide1 = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 priority
 9 accordance ) subsection 7c7 to       
address ! availability1 quality1 & co/ (

 *ildc>e 9 agricultural & rural         
communities4  7c7 ,*ildc>e priorities   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 9 select+ recipi5ts ( loans &   
grants "u a program describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to 
any qualifi$ applicant t proposes to use
 ! loan or grant to address !           
availability1 quality1 or co/ ( *ildc>e 
9 an agricultural or rural community4   
7#b7 ,description ( programs ,! programs
 ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 are ! foll[+3
  7,a7 ,! ess5tial community facilities 
loan & grant programs au?oriz$ "u       
section #cjf7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &
 ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aibf7;a774  7,b7 ,! te*nical assi/ance 
& tra9+ grant program au?oriz$ "u       
section #cjf7;a7 ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#aibf7;a774  7,c7 ,! rural bus9ess      
developm5t grant program au?oriz$ "u    
section #caj;,b7c7 ( t ,act 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;c774  7,d7 ,! bus9ess &
 indu/ry direct & gu>ante$ loan program 
au?oriz$ "u section #caj;,b7g7 ( t ,act 

7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;g774  7,e7 ,! rural
 micro5trepr5eur assi/ance program      
au?oriz$ "u section #cgi;,e ( t ,act 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhs74  7,f7 ,! rural      
innovation /rong] economy 7,,rise7 grant
 program au?oriz$ "u section #cgi;,i ( t
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhw74  7d7       
,requirem5ts ,9 provid+ fund+ 9         
accordance ) ! ,initiative1 ! ,secret>y 
%all-- 7#a7 give priority to communities
 9 f>m+-dep5d5t c\nties1 z describ$ 9 ! 
#bjae c\nty typology codes publi%$ by ! 
,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice 7z revis$72 & 
7#b7 ensure a balanc$ geographical      
di/ribution ( ! b5efits "u !            
,initiative4  7e7 ,use ( int]m$i>ies ,9 
provid+ fund+ 9 accordance ) !          
,initiative1 ! ,secret>y may make aw>ds 
?r\gh a *ildc>e res\rce & ref]ral       
organization1 a /aff$ family *ildc>e    
network1 a community developm5t f9ancial
 in/itution1 a nonpr(it organization1 or
 a network ( nonpr(it organizations1 )  
demon/rat$ exp]tise 9--  7#a7 provid+   
te*nical or f9ancial assi/ance = !      

acquisition1 con/ruction1 r5ovation1 or 
improvem5t ( *ildc>e facilities2  7#b7  
provid+ te*nical1 f9ancial1 or manag]ial
 assi/ance to *ildc>e provid]s2 or  7#c7
 secur+ private s\rces ( capital f9anc+ 
= *ildc>e or o!r l[-income community    
developm5t4  7f7 ,evaluation2 report    
7#a7 ,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all conduct a compreh5sive   
quantitative & qualitative evaluation ( 
! projects c>ri$ out us+ assi/ance      
provid$ "u ! ,initiative1 includ+--     
7,a7 a description (-- 7i7 ! types (    
projects c>ri$ out2  7ii7 ! communities 
9 :i* ! projects are c>ri$ out2  7iii7 !
 organizations & entities p>ticipat+ 9 !
 projects2 &  7iv7 ! types ( p>tn]%ips  
develop$ to c>ry out ! projects2 &  7,b7
 ! economic & social impacts ( !        
inve/m5ts 9 ! projects4  7#b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,agriculture1           
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     

,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives a report describ+ !     
evaluation conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71   
includ+ a ?or\gh analysis ( ! outcomes (
 ! evaluation4