,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,b>rasso introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !        
e/abli%m5t & use ( %ort =m applications 
= rural communities apply+ = economic   
developm5t grant programs1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,eda ,%ort ,=m            
,application ,act4  #b4 ,%ort =m        
applications = rural communities 9      
economic developm5t programs  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant    
,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,comm]ce = ,economic ,developm5t4  7#b7 
,rural community ,! t]m rural community 
means an incorporat$ municipality1      
,tribal area1 or t]ritory-- 7,a7 ) a    
population ( n m ?an #aj1jjj            
individuals1 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ! 
,c5sus 9 ! mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5sus2 or 

7,b7 t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y1 is n locat$ 9 a metropolitan 
/ati/ical area1 z designat$ by !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7b7 ,%ort =m applications     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all e/abli% a %ort 
=m application = rural communities t may
 be us$ by applicants 9 rural           
communities = any grant program adm9i/]$
 by ! ,economic ,developm5t             
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,rural /akehold]    
input ,9 e/abli%+ a %ort =m application 
"u subsection 7b71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y
 %all solicit input f a repres5tative   
gr\p ( /akehold]s 9 rural communities on
 ! *all5ges fac$ by rural communities 9 
id5tify+ opportunities1 & apply+1 =     
grants f ! ,economic ,developm5t        
,adm9i/ration1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! l5g? ( !
 applications2  7#b7 ! in=mation &      
docum5tation requir$ or reque/$ to be   
submitt$ z "p ( ! applications2  7#c7 ! 
degree ( applicability to rural         
communities ( que/ions 9 ! applications 

& in=mation & docum5tation describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#d7 any o!r          
consid]ations ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y     
det]m9es to be necess>y = ! e/abli%m5t (
 ! %ort =m application4