,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,bynum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a       
program to fill critical rural work=ce  
%ortages ?r\gh an education assi/ance & 
loan repaym5t 9 ex*ange = s]vice 9      
designat$ rural areas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,rural ,s]vice & ,work=ce ,corps    
,act4  #b4 ,rural ,s]vice & ,work=ce    
,corps ,program  7a7 ,design  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all  
design a program to be kn[n z ! ,rural  
,s]vice & ,work=ce ,corps ,program1     
model$ aft] ! s]vice-=-b5efits framework
 ( ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps1 to
 fill critical work=ce %ortages 9 t>get$

 rural areas1 ?r\gh ! provision (       
s*ol>%ips1 tuition assi/ance1 /ud5t loan
 repaym5t1 /ip5ds or wage support dur+  
s]vice1 & relocation & ret5tion         
inc5tives 9 ex*ange = #c ye>s ( s]vice 9
 a rural area designat$ by ! ,secret>y4 
7#b7 ,priority employm5t sectors  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,! program %all be design$ to  
prioritize fill+ work=ce %ortages 9 !   
foll[+ employm5t sectors1 subject to    
subp>agraph 7,b73 7i7 ,heal? c>e1       
includ+ prim>y c>e1 behavioral heal?1   
d5tal1 & em]g5cy s]vices4  7ii7 ,skill$ 
trades1 su* z electricians1 plumb]s1    
heat+1 v5tilation1 & air condition+1    
weld+1 & con/ruction4  7iii7 ,en]gy     
infra/ructure1 su* z l9ework]s1 r5ewable
 en]gy te*nicians1 grid op]ators4  7iv7 
,utilities & public works1 su* z wat] & 
wa/ewat] op]ators & broadb& te*nicians4 
7v7 ,o!r sectors ) ag+ work=ces1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7,b7  
,updat+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1    
%all1 f "t to "t1 update ! employm5t    

sectors to be prioritiz$ "u subp>agraph 
7,a71 z necess>y to ensure t ! program  
prioritizes any sector fac+ an ag+      
work=ce & a limit$ recruitm5t pipel9e4  
7#c7 ,t>get$ rural areas ,! program %all
 be design$ to t>get any rural area--   
7,a7 categoriz$ by ! ,economic ,rese>*  
,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture z a
 p]si/5t pov]ty c\nty2  7,b7 designat$  
by ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices z a heal? pr(essional   
%ortage area2 or  7,c7 9 :i* an ,indian 
tribal1 an ,alaska ,native1 or a ,native
 ,hawaiian community resides4  7#d7     
,employ] p>ticipation ,! program %all be
 design$ to all[ public1 nonpr(it1      
coop]ative1 tribal1 & private employ]s t
 meet su* wage & tra9+ /&>ds z !        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all e/abli%1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 to
 p>ticipate 9 ! program4  7b7           
,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture %all c>ry out ! program 9  
consultation )-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y (     

,education1 ) respect to ! provision (  
s*ol>%ips1 tuition assi/ance1 & /ud5t   
loan repaym5t2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y (      
,labor1 ) respect to ! provision (      
/ip5ds or wage support dur+ s]vice1 &   
relocation & ret5tion inc5tives2  7#c7 !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 )
 respect to ! heal? c>e employm5t       
sector2  7#d7 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 )   
respect to ! en]gy infra/ructure &      
utilities employm5t sectors2 &  7#e7 !  
heads ( o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 
) respect to any matt] call+ = !        
exp]tise ( ! relevant dep>tm5t or ag5cy4
  7c7 ,reports ,)9 #d ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture %all prep>e & submit to !  
,congress a writt5 report on !          
implem5tation & effectiv5ess ( ! program
 provid$ = 9 ?is ,act1 :i* %all-- 7#a7  
include in=mation1 ) respect to ! #a/   
cohort subject to ! #c-ye> s]vice       
requirem5t "u ! program1 on-- 7,a7 !    
numb] ( p]sons 9 ! cohort2  7,b7 !      
employm5t sectors 9 :i* a memb] ( !     

cohort has be5 plac$2  7,c7 !           
geographical spread ( ! placem5ts2  7,d7
 ! types ( employ]s ref]r$ to 9         
subsection 7a77#d7 ) :om a memb] ( !    
cohort has be5 plac$2  7,e7 ! numb] ( ! 
placem5ts2 &  7,f7 ! p]c5tage ( ! cohort
 :o rema9 9 ! geographic area 9 :i*     
plac$2  7#b7 address any *all5ges aris+ 
f int]ag5cy coord9ation2 &  7#c7 include
 recomm5dations = improvem5ts 9 !       
program4  7d7 ,def9ition ( rural area ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m rural area has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 (   
section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$  
,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act1 subject 
to subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,f7 ( su*       
section4  #c4 ,effective date ,?is ,act 
%all take effect on ! date t is #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4