,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4    
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mrs4   
,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to e/abli% a program to    
provide to rural communities te*nical   
assi/ance 9 recov]+ f disa/]s1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rural ,recov]y ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,rural developm5t disa/]    
recov]y te*nical assi/ance program  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,disa/]
 ,! t]m disa/] means a major disa/]     
decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,rob]t ,t4   
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq474  7#b7 ,eligible rural community  
,! t]m eligible rural community means   
ea* rural community all or "p ( :i* is  
)9 an area cov]$ by a disa/]4  7#c7     
,program ,! t]m program means ! program 

e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,rural
 community  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m rural community 
means any c5sus designat$ place ) a     
population ( less ?an #bj1jjj4  7,b7    
,modification2 waiv] ,! ,secret>y may1 z
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y--  
7i7 modify ! def9ition ( rural community
 "u subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7ii7 waive !  
applicability ( ! def9ition ( rural     
community "u ?is p>agraph to a p>ticul> 
area4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7  
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% )9
 ! rural developm5t mission area a      
program to provide te*nical assi/ance = 
eligible rural communities4  7c7        
,provid]s ( te*nical assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,te*nical assi/ance "u ! program  
%all be provid$ by-- 7,a7 a ,/ate (fice 
( ! rural developm5t mission area2  7,b7
 an entity describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 t   
ent]s into a contract ) a ,/ate (fice ( 
! rural developm5t mission area2 or     
7,c7 bo? entities describ$ 9            

subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b74  7#b7         
,eligibility ( contractors  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an entity eligible to ent] into a
 contract "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 is a    
public body or private nonpr(it         
corporation describ$ 9 section          
#cjf7;a77#bf77;,a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m
 & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #aibf7;a77#bf77;,a774  7,b7 ,priority  
,9 ent]+ into contracts "u p>agraph     
7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all give        
priority to entities describ$ 9 section 
#cjf7;a77#bf77;,b7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m
 & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #aibf7;a77#bf77;,b774  7#c7            
,coord9ation ,a provid] ( te*nical      
assi/ance "u ! program %all1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 coord9ate ) ,/ate gov]nm5ts
 & local /akehold]s to ensure !         
equitable di/ribution ( outrea* to      
eligible rural communities4  7d7        
,requirem5ts ( te*nical assi/ance ,a    
provid] ( te*nical assi/ance "u !       
program %all provide te*nical assi/ance 
to eligible rural communities relat+ to 

disa/] recov]y-- 7#a7 includ+ assi/ance 
9-- 7,a7 plann+1 & id5tify+ issues1     
pot5tial solutions1 & s\rces ( fund+1 ) 
respect to disa/] recov]y2  7,b7 prep>+ 
& submitt+ applications ) respect to    
assi/ance = disa/] recov]y to ,f$]al    
ag5cies1 su* z ! ,economic ,developm5t  
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 & ! rural developm5t 
mission area1 & ,/ate ag5cies2  7,c7    
address+ d5ials ( applications describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,d7 implem5t+   
fund+ receiv$ = disa/] recov]y f ,f$]al 
ag5cies & ,/ate ag5cies describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7#b7 :i* may       
involve-- 7,a7 telecommunications2  7,b7
 wat] infra/ructure2  7,c7 h\s+2  7,d7  
en]gy infra/ructure2  7,e7 community    
facilities2  7,f7 bus9ess infra/ructure2
 &  7,g7 local gov]nm5t infra/ructure4  
7e7 ,duration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an        
eligible rural community may receive    
te*nical assi/ance "u ! program dur+ !  
#c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* a  
disa/] is decl>$ = ! area )9 :i* all or 

"p ( ! eligible rural community lies4   
7#b7 ,ext5sion ,! ,secret>y may ext5d ! 
p]iod ( eligibility describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 = an additional #c-ye> p]iod )     
respect to an eligible rural community  
on a case-by-case basis4  7f7 ,multiple 
recipi5ts ,m ?an #a eligible rural      
community all or "p ( :i* are )9 an area
 cov]$ by a disa/] may receive te*nical 
assi/ance "u ! program4  7g7 ,fund+     
7#a7 ,provision ,z soon z practicable   
aft] ! date on :i* a disa/] is decl>$ = 
! area )9 :i* all or "p ( an eligible   
rural community lies1 ! ,secret>y %all  
make available to ! applicable ,/ate    
(fice ( ! rural developm5t mission area 
am\nts available to c>ry out ?is        
section1 )\t any requirem5t = !         
submission ( an application by su* ,/ate
 (fice4  7#b7 ,allocation ,! ,secret>y  
%all allocate am\nts made available to  
c>ry out ?is section = ea* fiscal ye> to
 eligible rural communities 9 accordance
 ) a =mula e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y t is 
bas$ on ! population ( individuals      

affect$ by a disa/]1 z det]m9$ us+ data 
f ! mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5sus4  7h7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>4