,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4    
,wel* 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &  
,rural ,developm5t ,act to reau?orize & 
exp& ! ,rural ,innovation ,/rong]       
,economy grant program4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural       
,innovation ,/rong] ,economy 7,,rise7   
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,rural ,innovation ,/rong] ,economy     
grant program reau?orization & expansion
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cgi;,i ( !     
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhw7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7-- 7,i7 
by /rik+ ! indu/ry clu/]s t are         
objectively id5tifi$ z2 &  7,,ii7 by    
ins]t+ indu/ries 9 ! area s]v$ by !     
p>tn]%ip aft] decl9+2 &  7ii7 9         

subp>agraph 7,b77ii7-- 7,i7 by /rik+    
subclause 7,i72 &  7,,ii7 by r$esignat+ 
subclauses 7,,ii7 ?r\gh 7,,iv7 z        
subclauses 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,,iii71          
respectively2  7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#b72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs   
7#c7 ?r\gh 7#e7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh  
7#d71 respectively2  7#b7 9 subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by     
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z   
clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively1 &     
ind5t+ ! clauses appropriately2  7ii7 9 
clause 7ii7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+  
opportunities1 networks1 & indu/ry      
clu/]s & ins]t+ opportunities &         
networks2  7iii7 by /rik+ ! p>agraph    
designation & head+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh
 ,! ,secret>y 9 ! matt] prec$+ clause   
7i7 7z s r$esignat$7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,grant program  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y  2 &  7iv7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7,b7 ,t>get$ community types ,9
 c>ry+ out ! grant program "u ?is       
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 t>get a
 broad base ( rural community types t w 

b5efit f ! program1 ) an emphasis on    
communities ) a population ( few] ?an   
#bj1jjj inhabitants2 &  7ii7 ( ! total  
am\nt ( grants aw>d$ = ea* fiscal ye>1  
aw>d n less ?an #aj p]c5t to c>ry out   
activities t w b5efit rural communities 
) a population ( few] ?an #aj1jjj       
inhabitants4  2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph      
7#c7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by 
r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 z         
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71 respectively1 
& ind5t+ ! subclauses appropriately2 &  
7,,ii7 9 subclause 7,,ii7 7z s          
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ indu/ry clu/]2    
7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7iii7 9
 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ indu/ry     
clu/]s12  7iv7 by r$esignat+            
subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,d71 7,e71 &  
7,f7 z clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 &
 7v71 respectively1 & ind5t+ ! clauses  
appropriately2 &  7v7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
clause 7i7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+   
%all consid]-- & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 %all--
 7,a7 ensure t a div]se set ( indu/ry   
bases is repres5t$2  7,b7 only select an

 eligible entity to receive a grant ) ! 
concurr5ce ( ! applicable ,/ate (fice ( 
! rural developm5t mission area2 &  7,c7
 take into consid]ation--  2  7#c7 9    
subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by add+ & aft] ! semicolon at !   
end2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7i7 9 
clause 7i71 by /rik+ indu/ry clu/]s12   
7ii7 9 clause 7vii71 by /rik+ small     
bus9esses 9 regional indu/ry clu/]s1    
includ+2  7iii7 9 clause 7ix71 by /rik+ 
9 ! id5tifi$ indu/ry clu/]s2 &  7iv7 9  
clause 7x71 by /rik+ indu/ry clu/]2     
7#d7 9 subsection 7e77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 9 
clause 7viii7-- 7i7 9 subclause 7,i71 by
 /rik+ indu/ry clu/] & ins]t+ activities
 fund$ ) ! grant2 &  7ii7 9 subclause   
7,,ii71 by /rik+ held by ! indu/ry clu/]
 & ins]t+ relat+ to ^? activities conv5$
 by relevant organizations2  7,b7 9     
clauses 7xi7 & 7xii71 by /rik+ indu/ry  
clu/] ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+       
p>ticipat+ regional2 &  7,c7 9 clause   
7xiii71 by /rik+ ! project activities & 
ins]t+ activities fund$ ) ! grant2 &    

7#e7 by /rik+ subsection 7f7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7f7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section--   
7#a7 #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s    
#bjai ?r\gh #bjbd2 &  7#b7 #ej1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4  4
  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section          
#fcjf7;h77#c77;,b77ii7 ( ! ,agriculture 
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bbjd;b-#c7;h77#c77;,b77ii77 is am5d$1 9
 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i71 by /rik+
 section #cgi;,i7a77#d7 ( ! ,consolidat$
 ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act & ins]t+
 section #cgi;,i7a7 ( ! ,consolidat$    
,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhw7a774