,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbd,ms4   
,lummis 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,b>rasso7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! creation ( a      
simplifi$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture grant
 =m = use by rural communities4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,usda ,grant ,simplification ,act (    
#bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7#b7 ,rural  
community  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m rural   
community means an incorporat$          
municipality1 ,tribal area1 or          
t]ritory-- 7i7 ) a population ( n m ?an 
#aj1jjj1 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( !     
,c5sus 9 ! mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5sus2 or 
7ii7 t is n locat$ 9 a metropolitan     
/ati/ical area1 z designat$ by !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7,b7 ,inclusions ,! t]m rural 

community includes a nonmunicipal       
publicly elect$ or appo9t$ local        
infra/ructure political subdivision     
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii7 (         
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+-- 7i7 a wat]  
di/rict2  7ii7 an irrigation di/rict2   
7iii7 a road & bridge di/rict2 &  7iv7 a
 fire di/rict4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m   
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7#d7 ,%ort =m application
 ,! t]m %ort =m application means ! %ort
 =m application describ$ 9 section      
#c7;a74  #c4 ,creation ( a /&>d %ort =m 
application  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 & aft] solicit+ input f rural     
communities 9 accordance ) subsection   
7b71 ! ,secret>y %all create a /&>diz$  
grant application %ort =m = use by a    
rural community :5 apply+ = a grant "u a
 grant program ( ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* !    
rural community is o!rwise eligible4    
7b7 ,rural community input ,! ,secret>y 
%all solicit input f a repres5tative    
gr\p ( rural communities on ! *all5ges  

fac$ by rural communities 9 f9d+ &      
apply+ = grants f ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+--
 7#a7 ! l5g? ( applications2  7#b7 !    
in=mation & docum5ts reque/$ by !       
application2  7#c7 ! applicability (    
que/ions & reque/$ mat]ials to rural    
communities2 &  7#d7 any o!r            
consid]ation t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to  
be necess>y = ! creation ( ! %ort =m    
application4  7c7 ,cont5ts ( %ort =m    
application ,! %ort =m application      
%all-- 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 basic        
in=mation common to all applications =  
grants f ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* rural        
communities are eligible2 &  7,b7 any   
o!r in=mation ! ,secret>y1 9            
consultation ) rural communities 9      
accordance ) subsection 7b71 det]m9es   
necess>y to include2 &  7#b7 exclude    
que/ions & reque/s = in=mation t are n  
applicable to a rural community4  7d7   
,use ( %ort =m application  7#a7 ,grant 
program id5tification ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! creation ( ! %ort =m        
application1 ! ,secret>y %all id5tify   

grant programs adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t =
 :i*-- 7,a7 rural communities are       
eligible to receive funds2 &  7,b7 !    
application requirem5ts are 9 excess (  
^? 9 ! %ort =m application4  7#b7       
,implem5tation ,except z provid$ 9      
p>agraph 7#c71 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! ,secret>y id5tifies grant programs "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all accept 
! %ort =m application f a rural         
community = ^? programs4  7#c7          
,exception ,p>agraph 7#b7 %all n apply  
to a grant program id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 = :i* *anges to ! application      
process are n feasible1 includ+ a grant 
program = :i* *anges to ! application   
process require rulemak+4