,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,fis*ba* 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,f9/ad1 & ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,f>m ,cr$it ,act ( #aiga to
 provide support = facilities provid+   
heal?c>e1 education1 *ild c>e1 public   
safety1 & o!r vital s]vices 9 rural     
areas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,rural ,am]ica ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,au?ority ( f>m cr$it     
sy/em in/itutions to provide f9ancial   
support = ess5tial rural community      
facilities projects  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,f>m ,cr$it ,act ( #aiga is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #d4ah;,a 7#ab       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf;a7 ! foll[+3  #d4ah4    
,ess5tial community facilities  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,a ,f>m ,cr$it ,bank1 direct l5d] 
association1 or bank = coop]atives *>t]$
 "u ?is ,act may1 = ! purpose ( mak+    
available capital to develop1 build1    

ma9ta91 improve1 or provide relat$      
equipm5t or o!r support = ess5tial      
community facilities 9 rural areas1 make
 & p>ticipate 9 loans & commitm5ts1 &   
ext5d o!r te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance 
= projects = ess5tial community         
facilities eligible = f9anc+ "u section 
#cjf7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural 
,developm5t ,act4  7b7 ,eligibility     
,only an entity eligible = f9anc+ "u    
section #cjf7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &
 ,rural ,developm5t ,act may receive    
f9anc+ or any o!r assi/ance "u          
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4  7c7      
,limitations  7#a7 ,f9anc+ ,a ,f>m      
,cr$it ,sy/em in/itution describ$ 9     
subsection 7a7 %all n provide f9anc+ or 
assi/ance "u ?is section 9 an aggregate 
am\nt t exce$s #ae p]c5t ( ! total ( all
 out/&+ loans ( ! in/itution4  7#b7 ,(f]
 requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,f>m      
,cr$it ,sy/em in/itution %all n provide 
f9anc+ or assi/ance "u ?is section      
unless ! in/itution-- 7i7 has (f]$1 "u  
reasonable t]ms & conditions acceptable 

to ! borr[] involv$1 an int]e/ 9 !      
f9anc+ to at lea/ #a dome/ic l5d+       
in/itution n ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 
o!r ?an ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &   
7ii7 has report$ ! (f] to ! ,f>m ,cr$it 
,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,rural community   
bank priority ,9 (f]+ an int]e/ 9 a     
f9anc+ to a dome/ic l5d+ in/itution     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i71 ! ,f>m  
,cr$it ,sy/em in/itution %all give      
priority to community banks locat$ 9 !  
s]vice area ( ! ess5tial community      
facility be+ f9anc$4  7d7 ,annual report
 to ,congress ,)9 #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is section & annually      
!reaft]1 ! ,f>m ,cr$it ,adm9i/ration    
%all provide a report to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate on ! activities und]tak5 pursuant
 to ?is section by ,f>m ,cr$it ,sy/em   
in/itutions dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by !     
report1 includ+ ?r\gh p>tn]%ips betwe5  
su* an in/itution & o!r l5d+            

in/itutions1 :i* %all also be po/$ on ! 
website ( ! ,f>m ,cr$it ,adm9i/ration4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made  
by subsection 7a7 %all take effect on   
,octob] #a1 #bjbe4