,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cife  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbf,mr4     
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4  
,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,cortez  
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mr4
 ,hawley1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,lummis1  
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 &
 ,ms4 ,smi?7 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
 ways to improve ! application process =
 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 ! 
possibility ( /&>diz+ base mat]ials1 su*
 z budget templates1 =ms1 & requir$     
atta*m5ts1 across grant programs        
adm9i/]$ by ! ,economic ,developm5t     
,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 ! possibility (    
r$uc+ repetitive sections ( !           
applications t ask = in=mation already  
provid$ to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 su* z    
in=mation provid$ ?r\gh ,,sam4gov1 !    
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 or a compreh5sive   
economic developm5t /rategy 7z def9$ 9  
section #c ( ! ,public ,works &         
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cabb772  7#e7 ! degree (     
applicability to rural communities (    
que/ions 9 ! applications & in=mation & 
docum5tation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &
  7#f7 any o!r consid]ations ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y = !  
e/abli%m5t ( ! %ort =m application4  7d7
  ,transp>5cy  ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all make        
publicly available--  7#a7 sample       

successful applications1 ) p]sonal &    
s5sitive in=mation r$act$2  7#b7 crit]ia
 decision guides t expla9 h[            
applications are review$ & rat$2 &  7#c7
 /&>diz$ guidance = rural communities to
 use 9 apply+ = grants f ! ,economic    
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration4