,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcdb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 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 reauthorize and expand the ,rural ,innovation ,stronger ,economy grant program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural ,innovation ,stronger ,economy 7,,rise7 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,rural ,innovation ,stronger ,economy grant program reauthorization and expansion 7a7 ,in general ,section #cgi;,i of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhw7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77i7-- 7,i7 by striking the industry clusters that are objectively identified as2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting industries in the area served by the partnership after declining2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii7-- 7,i7 by striking subclause 7,i72 and 7,,ii7 by redesignating subclauses 7,,ii7 through 7,,iv7 as subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iii71 respectively2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d71 respectively2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and indenting the clauses appropriately2 7ii7 in clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking opportunities1 networks1 and industry clusters and inserting opportunities and networks2 7iii7 by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through ,the ,secretary in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,grant program 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 2 and 7iv7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,targeted community types ,in carrying out the grant program under this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 target a broad base of rural community types that will benefit from the program1 with an emphasis on communities with a population of fewer than #bj1jjj inhabitants2 and 7ii7 of the total amount of grants awarded for each fiscal year1 award not less than #aj percent to carry out activities that will benefit rural communities with a population of fewer than #aj1jjj inhabitants4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii71 respectively1 and indenting the subclauses appropriately2 and 7,,ii7 in subclause 7,,ii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking industry cluster2 7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking industry clusters12 7iv7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f7 as clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v71 respectively1 and indenting the clauses appropriately2 and 7v7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated71 by striking shall consider-- and inserting the following3 shall-- 7,a7 ensure that a diverse set of industry bases is represented2 7,b7 only select an eligible entity to receive a grant with the concurrence of the applicable ,state office of the rural development mission area2 and 7,c7 take into consideration-- 2 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding and after the semicolon at the end2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking industry clusters12 7ii7 in clause 7vii71 by striking small businesses in regional industry clusters1 including2 7iii7 in clause 7ix71 by striking in the identified industry clusters2 and 7iv7 in clause 7x71 by striking industry cluster2 7#d7 in subsection 7e77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7viii7-- 7i7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking industry cluster and inserting activities funded with the grant2 and 7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking held by the industry cluster and inserting relating to those activities convened by relevant organizations2 7,b7 in clauses 7xi7 and 7xii71 by striking industry cluster each place it appears and inserting participating regional2 and 7,c7 in clause 7xiii71 by striking the project activities and inserting activities funded with the grant2 and 7#e7 by striking subsection 7f7 and inserting the following3 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section-- 7#a7 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbd2 and 7#b7 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #fcjf7;h77#c77;,b77ii7 of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjd;b-#c7;h77#c77;,b77ii77 is amended1 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by striking section #cgi;,i7a77#d7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act and inserting section #cgi;,i7a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhw7a774