,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfji ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #bj1 #bjbf,mr4 ,co/a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,valadao7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 ,natural ,res\rces1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = 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 h>monize ! population ?re%old = rural communities "u programs c>ri$ out by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,developm5t ,mod]nization ,act4 #b4 ,h>monization ( ! population ?re%old = rural communities "u ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture programs 7a7 ,increase 9 population ?re%olds "u c]ta9 programs 7#a7 ,broadb&1 telem$ic9e1 & di/ance le>n+ 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fja7;b77#c77;,a77ii7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7b77#c77;,a77ii77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bj1jjj inhabitants & ins]t+ #be1jjj inhabitants 7exclud+ populations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 ( su* section74 7,b7 ,ratio = allocation ,section #fja7;j77#b77;,b7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7j77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #b1ejj ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ #be1jjj4 7#b7 ,telephone s]vice loans ,section #bjc7;b7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ibd7;b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #e1jjj inhabitants & ins]t+ #be1jjj inhabitants 7exclud+ populations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 ( section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act74 7#c7 ,res]vation applicable to loan gu>antees = wat]1 wa/ewat]1 & ess5tial community facilities loans ,section #cjf7;a77#bd77;,d77ii7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77#bd77;,d77ii77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj4 7#d7 ,em]g5cy & imm95t community wat] assi/ance grants ,section #cjf;,a7e7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf;,a7e77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by /rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 & 7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ #c1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj4 7#e7 ,rural h\s+ ,title ,v ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 section #ebj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij7-- 7i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce-- 7,i7 9 clause 7#a71 by /rik+ #b1ejj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 7,,ii7 9 clause 7#b7-- 7aa7 by /rik+ #b1ejj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 & 7bb7 by /rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 & 7,,iii7 9 clause 7#c7-- 7aa7 by /rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 & 7bb7 by /rik+ #bj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj2 & 7ii7 by /rik+ ! la/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r an area is rural or a rural area1 ! ,secret>y %all disreg>d ! populations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 ( section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac7742 & 7,b7 9 section #ecc7;d77#c77;,c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijm7d77#c77;,c771 by /rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #be1jjj4 7b7 ,elim9ation ( cap on milit>y base population exclusion ,section #cdc7;a77#ac77;,i7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77;,i77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! subp>agraph head+1 by /rik+ ,limit$ exclusion & ins]t+ ,exclusion2 & 7#b7 by /rik+ ,! fir/ #a1ejj & ins]t+ ,populations (4 7c7 ,elim9ation ( l[] population ?re%olds "u wat] & wa/e1 & community facilities programs 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77 is am5d$ by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 & r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,d7 ?r\gh 7,i7 z subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,g71 respectively4 7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 7,i7 & ins]t+ 7,g72 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d77i71 by /rik+ 7,f7 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ 7,d72 & 7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7ii7 ,adju/m5ts ,! ,secret>y may1 by regulation only1 consid] an area describ$ 9 clause 7i77,i7 ( ?is subp>agraph n to be a rural area = purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a74 4 7d7 ,exclusion ( inc>c]at$ & milit>y base populations 9 det]m9+ :e!r "p ( an area is rural 9 "* 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cdc7;a77#ac77;,d77iii7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77;,d77iii77 is am5d$ by r$esignat+ subclauses 7,,iii7 ?r\gh 7,,vii7 z subclauses 7,,iv7 ?r\gh 7,,viii71 respectively1 & ins]t+ aft] subclause 7,,ii7 ! foll[+3 7,,iii7 disreg>d ! populations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 9 det]m9+ :e!r "p ( an area is rural 9 "*2 4 7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #cdc7;a77#ac77;,d77iii77,v7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77;,d77iii77,v77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7,,iv7 & ins]t+ 7,v74 #c4 ,h>monization ( ! population ?re%old = rural communities "u ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy program ,section #fji7;a77#e7 ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;c7a77#e77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #aj1jjj inhabitants & ins]t+ #be1jjj inhabitants 7exclud+ populations describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 ( section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac774 #d4 ,h>monization ( ! population ?re%old = rural wat] supply projects ,! ,reclamation ,rural ,wat] ,supply ,act ( #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #bdja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #ajb7i77;,c7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i7 by /rik+ or2 7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ /ructures4 & ins]t+ /ructures2 or2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7iii7 a project t is design$ to s]ve an area describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,f7 or 7,g7 ( section #cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac774 2 & 7#b7 9 section #bjb7f7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e7 respectively2 & 7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3 7,b7 a rural wat] project1 or rural wat] supply project t does n o!rwise meet ! def9ition ( a rural wat] supply project "u section #ajb7i71 au?oriz$ "u-- 7i7 section #aaaj ( division ,,ff ( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj72 or 7ii7 any o!r ,f$]al /atute2 7,c7 any project au?oriz$ = an ,indian ,tribe "u "p ,,iii ( subtitle ,a ( title ,x ( ! ,omnibus ,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act ( #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-aa72 4 #e4 ,cl>ifications reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories & freely associat$ /ates 7a7 ,broadb&1 telem$ic9e1 & di/ance le>n+ 7#a7 ,section #fja7;c77#c77;,d77ii7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7c77#c77;,d77ii77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 includ+ any su* communities 9 a t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates be=e ! p]iod4 7#b7 ,section #fja7;d77#d7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7d77#d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by ins]t+ 1 t]ritorial1 be=e & local2 & 7,b7 9 ! text1 by ins]t+ 1 t]ritorial1 be=e or local4 7b7 ,community connect grants ,section #fjd7;a77#c77;,a77i77,,iii7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c7;a77#c77;,a77i77,,iii77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates be=e ! semicolon4 7c7 ,rural coop]ative developm5t grants ,section #caj;,b7e77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;e77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 be=e & !4 7d7 ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act ,ea* ( sections #cdc7;a77#f7 & #cha;,a7#a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#f7 & #bjji7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! ,pacific ,isl&s & ins]t+ ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates ( ,micronesia1 or ! ,republic ( ,palau1 pursuant to ! t]ms ( ! applicable ,compact ( ,free ,association ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7e7 ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi ,title ,v ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #eja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ & 9 ! ,t]ritories ( ,alaska & ,hawaii & 9 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! t]ritories & possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! ,pacific ,isl&s & ins]t+ 1 includ+ any t]ritory or o!r possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 7,b7 9 subsection 7b77#d71 by /rik+ ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ! ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! ,pacific ,isl&s & ins]t+ & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2 7#b7 9 section #ejb7;h77#af77;,d7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb7;h77#af77;,d771 by /rik+ ! ,tru/ ,t]ritories ( ! ,pacific12 7#c7 9 section #ebj1 by /rik+ b n 9 excess ( #bj1jjj2 & 7#d7 9 section #ecc7;d77#c77;,c71 by /rik+ bel[ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ bel[ #be1jjj4 #f4 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts 7a7 ,section #gdh ( ! ,agriculture1 ,rural ,developm5t1 ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;b7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ a comma aft] ,s]vice4 7b7 ,! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #cje7;d77#c77;,c7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ice7;d77#c77;,c771 by /rik+ 7#b77;,a77iii7 & ins]t+ 7#b77;,a77ii72 7#b7 9 section #cjf;,a7e7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;a7e771 by /rik+ transf]$ & ins]t+ transf]r$2 7#c7 9 section #fja7;e77#d77;,c77i7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7e77#d77;,c77i771 by add+ & at ! end2 7#d7 9 section #fjc7;c77#a77;,a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#b7;c77#a77;,a771 by /rik+ maximum & ins]t+ m9imum2 & 7#e7 9 section #gja7;a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;cc7a771 by /rik+ ! fir/ comma4 7c7 ,! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #cjf7;a77#bj77;,e7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77#bj77;,e771 by /rik+ /ates & ins]t+ ,/ates2 7#b7 9 section #cjg7;a77#f77;,b77i7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibg7;a77#f77;,b77i771 by /rik+ ! comma & ins]t+ a semicolon2 7#c7 9 section #caj;,b7e77#d77;,c77vi7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;e77#d77;,c77vi771 by /rik+ c5t] & ins]t+ c5t]s2 7#d7 9 section #caj;,b7i77#a77;,a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;i77#a77;,a771 by ins]t+ section be=e #eja7;a72 7#e7 9 section #caj;,e7d77#d77;,c7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aice7;d77#d77;,c771 by /rik+ 2 & ! second place x appe>s2 7#f7 9 section #caj;,f 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicf7;e77#b771 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ ,eligiblity & ins]t+ ,eligibility2 7#g7 9 section #cdc7;a77#aa77;,c7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#aa77;,c771 by /rik+ op]ator & ins]t+ op]ators2 7#h7 9 section #cgc7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjh;h7b77#b77;,a77ii771 by /rik+ *apt]s #aa1 #ab1 or #ac1 ( ,title & ins]t+ *apt] #aa1 #ab1 or #ac ( title2 & 7#i7 9 section #cha;,f 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjji;e7a771 by /rik+ ,director & ins]t+ director4 7d7 ,! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #eja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga71 by transf]r+ p>agraph 7#e7 ( subsection 7a7 to subsection 7b71 add+ su* p>agraph at ! end ( subsection 7b71 & r$esignat+ su* p>agraph z p>agraph 7#i72 7#b7 9 section #eae 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhe7-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7h77#b77;,b71 by ins]t+ = aft] approval requirem5ts2 & 7,b7 9 subsection 7r77#a71 by /rik+ ! ,secret>y-- & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y--2 7#c7 9 section #ebj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 7except 9 ! cases ( ,paj>o1 9 ! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia1 & ,guadalupe1 9 ! ,/ate ( ,arizona72 7#d7 9 section #ecf7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijp7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ ( aft] or 7d72 & 7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ any section & ins]t+ any subsection2 & 7#e7 9 section #ech 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijr7-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7d77#b71 by /rik+ l[ or mod]ate income & ins]t+ l[- or mod]ate-income2 & 7,b7 9 subsection 7t71 by /rik+ *apt] ,i & ins]t+ *apt] #a4 7e7 ,! ,reclamation ,rural ,wat] ,supply ,act ( #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #bdja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #ajf7;e71 by /rik+ 7#a7 ,9 g5]al & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,aft] completion & ins]t+ ,aft] completion2 7#b7 9 section #ajg7;e71 by /rik+ or a grant is made1 to an organization & ins]t+ or a grant is made to1 an organization2 & 7#c7 9 section #bjb7b77;,a71 by /rik+ ( title #ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulation & ins]t+ ( title #ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 #g4 ,annual reassessm5t ( population ?re%old = rural areas ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all annually reassess &1 if necess>y1 adju/ ! num]ical ?re%old us$ 9 det]m9+ :e!r an area is a rural area = purposes ( ! provisions ( law am5d$ by ?is ,act1 tak+ into acc\nt population level & d5sity tr5ds id5tifi$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 ! classification ( areas z metropolitan or non-metropolitan by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 &1 z appropriate1 ,rural-,urban ,commut+ ,area codes ( ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice1 & 9 do+ s1 may take acc\nt ( regional diff]5ces4