,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,ms4   
,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1       
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t
 ,act ( #bjjb to improve ! ,rural ,en]gy
 = ,am]ica ,program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,en]gy = ,am]ica ,program      
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,reap  
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,rural 
,en]gy = ,am]ica ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #ijjg ( ! ,f>m ,security &     
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z subp>agraphs    
7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively1 & ind5t+     
appropriately2  7,b7 9 ! matt] prec$+   
subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s r$esignat$71 by   
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  2  7,c7 9   

p>agraph 7#a7 7z s designat$71 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s           
r$esignat$71 by ins]t+ 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is 
section z ! ,program7 aft] ,program2 &  
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,climate b5efits ,9 c>ry+ out !         
,program1 ! ,secret>y %all promote !    
r$uction ( gre5h\se gas emissions z a   
result ( c>ry+ out projects fund$ by    
grants & o!r f9ancial assi/ance "u !    
,program4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph
 7,d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7ii7 by    
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 z           
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+    
aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 ! foll[+3  7,e7 a 
produc] coop]ative2  7,f7 a             
nongov]nm5tal organization2 &  2  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71
 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7ii7 9           
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,g7 ! pot5tial ( !      
propos$ program to r$uce gre5h\se gas   
emissions & provide o!r climate b5efits4

  2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7i7 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 by r$esignat+ clauses 
7i7 & 7ii7 z subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71  
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7ii7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &  
7,b7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively1
 & ind5t+ appropriately2  7iii7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ clause 7i7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,a recipi5t &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a      
recipi5t  2 &  7iv7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,b7 ,grant options ,a grant   
aw>d$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ to    
c>ry out #a or m ( ! activities describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  2  7#c7 9         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,o!r   
eligible entities ,! ,secret>y may1 on a
 limit$ case-by-case basis1 provide     
f9ancial assi/ance "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
to agricultural produc] coop]atives &   
rural electric coop]atives t d n o!rwise
 qualify = t f9ancial assi/ance4  2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph
 7,f71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7ii7 by    

r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,g7 z           
subp>agraph 7,h72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+    
aft] subp>agraph 7,f7 ! foll[+3  7,g7 ! 
pot5tial ( ! r5ewable en]gy sy/em to    
r$uce gre5h\se gas emissions & result 9 
o!r climate b5efits2 &  2 &  7,c7 9     
p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+ #be p]c5t &
 ins]t+ #ej p]c5t2  7#d7 by r$esignat+  
subsections 7d71 7e71 & 7f7 z           
subsections 7e71 7f71 & 7i71            
respectively2  7#e7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,/reaml9$ 
application process ,! ,secret>y %all   
develop a /reaml9$ application process1 
includ+ )9 ea* ti] describ$ 9 subsection
 7c77#d71 "u :i* an entity may apply = a
 grant "u subsection 7b71 f9ancial      
assi/ance "u subsection 7c71 or a bundl$
 application = a project ) compon5ts    
eligible "u clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (        
subsection 7c77#a77;,a74  2  7#f7 9     
subsection 7e7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 9
 ! subsection head+1 by /rik+ ,outrea* &
 ins]t+ ,outrea*1 te*nical assi/ance1 & 
education2  7,b7 by /rik+ t adequate &  

ins]t+ ! foll[+3 t-- 7#a7 adequate  2   
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7z s designat$71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a      
semicolon2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#b7 te*nical assi/ance is     
provid$ to entities seek+ to apply = a  
grant or f9ancial assi/ance "u !        
,program2 &  7#c7 outrea*1 te*nical     
assi/ance1 & education is provid$ to    
recipi5ts ( grants & o!r f9ancial       
assi/ance "u ! ,program relat+ to       
integrat+ r5ewable en]gy projects on l& 
%>$ ) crops or live/ock4  2  7#g7 9     
subsection 7f7 7z s r$esignat$71 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #bj1jjj & ins]t+
 #ej1jjj2  7#h7 by ins]t+ aft]          
subsection 7f7 7z s r$esignat$7 !       
foll[+3  7g7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,def9ition (   
dual-use en]gy sy/em ,9 ?is subsection1 
! t]m dual-use en]gy sy/em means a sy/em
 "u :i* r5ewable en]gy production &     
agricultural production1 includ+ crop or
 animal production1 occur toge!r on !   
same piece ( l&4  7#b7 ,/udy ,!         
,secret>y %all c>ry out a /udy on       

dual-use en]gy sy/ems4  7#c7 ,report ,n 
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ! ,,reap ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress1 &  
make publicly available onl9e1 a report 
on ! results ( ! /udy c>ri$ out "u      
p>agraph 7#b71 :i* %all include a       
recomm5dation z to :e!r ! scope ( grants
 & o!r f9ancial assi/ance "u ! ,program 
%\ld be exp&$ to cov] projects t g5]ate 
m en]gy )\t significantly impact+ f>m   
op]ations or lead+ to ! conv]sion (     
exi/+ f>m l&4  7h7 ,en]gy g5]at$ ,9 !   
case ( a project fund$ by a grant or o!r
 f9ancial assi/ance provid$ "u !        
,program t takes place on a prop]ty on  
:i* a resid5ce is closely associat$ ) & 
%>es an en]gy met]+ device ) an         
agricultural op]ation or rural small    
bus9ess to be s]v$ by ! project1 !re    
%all n be any requirem5t impos$ relat+  
to ! quantity ( en]gy g5]at$ by !       
project t mu/ be us$ by ! agricultural  
op]ation or rural small bus9ess4  2 &   
7#i7 9 subsection 7i7 7z s r$esignat$71 

by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7        
,outrea*1 te*nical assi/ance1 &         
education ,( ! funds made available to  
c>ry out ?is section = a fiscal ye>1 !  
,secret>y %all use n m ?an #h p]c5t to  
c>ry out subsection 7e74  7#e7 ,res]ve  
fund  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ a  
res]ve fund 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z 
! res]ve fund71 into :i*1 ea* fiscal    
ye>1 n less ?an #ae p]c5t ( ! funds made
 available "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#c7 to  
c>ry out ?is section = t fiscal ye> %all
 be transf]r$4  7,b7 ,use ( res]ve fund 
,aft] all o!r funds = ! ,program are    
obligat$ = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y may
 use am\nts 9 ! res]ve fund to provide  
grants & o!r f9ancial assi/ance "u !    
,program = projects us+ und]utiliz$     
r5ewable en]gy te*nologies4  7,c7 ,unus$
 funds ,if !re are rema9+ funds 9 !     
res]ve fund at ! end ( a fiscal ye>1 !  
,secret>y %all use ^? rema9+ funds to   
provide grants & o!r f9ancial assi/ance 
"u ! ,program )\t reg>d to :e!r ! grants
 or f9ancial assi/ance relate to        

und]utiliz$ r5ewable en]gy te*nologies4 
4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #ijjg (
 ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t    
,act ( #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7f7 ea* place 
x appe>s & ins]t+ subsection 7i74