,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide te*nical assi/ance =        
geographically und]s]v$ & di/ress$      
areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,uplift & ,revitalization ,assi/ance    
,act4  #b4 ,te*nical assi/ance =        
geographically und]s]v$ & di/ress$ areas
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,)9 #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z 
! ,secret>y7 %all directly1 or ?r\gh    
coop]ative agreem5ts1 provide te*nical  
assi/ance & /r5g!n local capacity to    
improve access to rural developm5t      
programs adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y = local
 p>tn]s 7includ+ local gov]nm5ts1       
coop]atives1 bus9esses1 heal?c>e        
facilities & networks1 community an*or  

in/itutions 7z def9$ 9 section #fjcjb7f7
 ( ! ,digital ,equity ,act ( #bjba71 &  
nonpr(it organizations7 9 geographically
 und]s]v$ & di/ress$ areas4  7b7        
,reports ,beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 annually publi%1 make available to !   
public1 & submit to ! ,committee on     
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on h[ ! provision ( te*nical assi/ance 
"u subsection 7a7 has affect$           
geographically und]s]v$ & di/ress$ areas
 9 ! ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7c7        
,def9ition ( geographically und]s]v$ &  
di/ress$ area ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
geographically und]s]v$ & di/ress$ area 
means a rural area 7z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y7--  7#a7 9 a socially         
vuln]able community 7z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y72  7#b7 9 a p]si/5t pov]ty    
c\nty 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y72  7#c7 
9 a economically di/ress$ area 7z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y72 or  7#d7 t     

lacks adequate wat] s]vices1 sew]       
s]vices1 or dec5t h\s+ 9 any region ne> 
! bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &        
,mexico4