,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,smith7 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 extend and  
enhance the ,rural ,microentrepreneur   
,assistance ,program1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural              
,microentrepreneur ,assistance ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,increase in funding for the
 ,rural ,microentrepreneur ,assistance  
,program ,section #cgi;,e of the        
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhs7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#d71
 by striking #ej1jjj and inserting      
#ge1jjj2  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#c71 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,e7 

,use of funds ,a microloan made by a    
microenterprise development organization
 to a microentrepreneur under this      
paragraph for a project may be used to  
cover not more than #ej percent of any  
demolition1 construction1 or related    
costs of real estate improvements under 
the project4  2  7#c7 in subsection     
7c77#a77;,a71 by striking #ge percent   
and inserting #ajj percent2 and  7#d7 in
 subsection 7d71 by striking #bjai      
through #bjbc and inserting #bjbd       
through #bjbh4