,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aicj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,consolidated ,farm and   
,rural ,development ,act to support the 
buildout of clean school bus charging   
infrastructure through community        
facilities direct loans and grants4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,community ,facilities ,program for
 ,rural ,clean ,school ,bus             
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4 ,essential   
community facilities ,section #cjf7;a7  
of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural   
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibf7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bg7 ,essential    
community facilities eligibility for    
clean school bus infrastructure  7,a7   
,definition of clean school bus ,in this
 paragraph1 the term clean school bus   

has the meaning given the term in       
section #gda7;a77#c7 of the ,energy     
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afjia7;a77#c774  7,b7 ,eligibility     
,with respect to direct loans and grants
 made under the essential community     
facilities programs authorized under    
this subsection1 a recipient of such a  
loan or grant may use the loan or grant 
funds for-- 7i7 acquisition and labor   
costs for charging or other             
infrastructure needed to charge or      
maintain clean school buses2 and  7ii7  
planning and technical activities to    
support the adoption and deployment of  
clean school buses4  7,c7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated for the cost of     
loans and grants to carry out this      
paragraph such sums as are necessary4  4