,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iaff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbd,mr4  
,mol9>o 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,mississippi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on ,small     
,bus9ess1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1
 ! ,appala*ian ,regional ,commission1 & 
! ,delta ,regional ,au?ority to ent]    
into an agreem5t to c>ry out activities 
to exp& rural entrepr5eur%ip1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rural ,innovation & ,small
 ,bus9ess ,expansion ,act or ! ,,rise   
,act4  #b4 ,memor&um ( und]/&+ to exp&  
rural entrepr5eur%ip & small bus9ess )9 
,appala*ia & ,delta area  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !   

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 !        
appropriate head ( ! ,appala*ian        
,regional ,commission1 & ! appropriate  
head ( ! ,delta ,regional ,au?ority 79  
?is section ref]r$ to z ! cov]$         
(ficials7 %all ent] into a memor&um (   
und]/&+ or o!r appropriate agreem5t to  
c>ry out activities )9 ! ,appala*ian    
region & ! ,delta region1 z applicable1 
to exp& rural entrepr5eur%ip & to       
support small bus9ess conc]ns4  7b7     
,memor&um ( und]/&+ or agreem5t ,! cov]$
 (ficials %all c>ry out & coord9ate !   
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by 
ent]+ into "o or m memor&a ( und]/&+ or 
o!r appropriate agreem5ts1 z jo9tly     
det]m9$ by ! cov]$ (ficials4  7c7       
,inclusion ( small bus9ess conc]ns ,9   
c>ry+ out ! activities describ$ 9       
subsection 7a71 ! cov]$ (ficials %all   
ensure ! inclusion ( small bus9ess      
conc]ns 9 su* activities1 z appropriate4
  7d7 ,o!r ,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !  
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! 

cov]$ (ficials may-- 7#a7 c>ry out      
reimbursable agreem5ts betwe5 !         
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission1      
,delta ,regional ,au?ority1 ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 & o!r           
appropriate entities 9 ord] to maximize 
! effectiv5ess ( activities c>ri$ out   
pursuant to a memor&um or agreem5t      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7      
collaborate ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z      
appropriate to c>ry out su* activities4 
7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! cov]$     
(ficials %all jo9tly submit to ,congress
 a report on activities c>ri$ out       
pursuant to a memor&um or agreem5t      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t includes !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,coord9ation betwe5 ! cov]$
 (ficials involv$ 9 su* activities4     
7#b7 ,pot5tial opportunities to exp& !  
capacity ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional      
,commission1 ,delta ,regional ,au?ority1
 & ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to   
provide assi/ance to rural entrepr5eurs 
or small bus9ess conc]ns locat$ )9 !    

,appala*ian region or ,delta region1 z  
applicable4  7#c7 ,numb] ( rural        
entrepr5eurs or small bus9ess conc]ns   
assi/$ ?r\gh activities c>ri$ out       
pursuant to su* memor&um or agreem5t4   
7#d7 ,areas ( future collaboration among
 ! cov]$ (ficials = ! b5efit ( rural    
entrepr5eurs or small bus9ess conc]ns   
locat$ )9 ! ,appala*ian region or ,delta
 region1 z applicable4  7#e7 ,plans ( ! 
cov]$ (ficials to cont9ue coord9ation on
 activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission ,! t]m
 ,appala*ian ,regional ,commission means
 ! commission e/abli%$ by section       
#adcja7;a7 ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7#b7 ,delta region ,! t]m ,delta
 region has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m region 9 
section #chb;,a ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & 
,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjji;aa74  7#c7 ,delta ,regional       
,au?ority ,! t]m ,delta ,regional       
,au?ority means ! entity e/abli%$ "u    
subtitle ,f ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &     

,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjji;aa et seq474  7#d7 ,small bus9ess 
conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !
 mean+ giv5 "u section #c ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74