S.Amdt. 3165

SA 3165. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manchin, and Mr.
Kaine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year
2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 124__. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Department of Agriculture is the primary Federal
agency dedicated to improving the economy and quality of life
in rural areas of the United States;
(2) the Department of Agriculture provides significant
financial resources and technical assistance to rural
communities, including loans, loan guarantees, and grants to
help support economic development in rural areas of the
United States;
(3) the United States has a substantial interest in
ensuring that the nearly 45,000,000 individuals in the United
States living in rural communities have access to critical
infrastructure, broadband, telecommunications connectivity,
capital, health care, and other essential resources; and
(4) renaming the Department of Agriculture the ``Department
of Agriculture and Rural Development'' would--
(A) further establish the importance of rural development
to the mission of the Department; and
(B) raise awareness in rural areas of the United States of
the essential role the Department has in supporting rural
communities throughout the United States.
(b) Renaming.--Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (as
amended by section 12403(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 224. RENAMING AS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT.

``(a) In General.--
``(1) Department.--The Department of Agriculture shall be
known and designated as the `Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development'.
``(2) Secretary.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall be
known and designated as the `Secretary of Agriculture and
Rural Development'.
``(b) References.--Except as provided in subsection (c),
any reference to the Department of Agriculture or the
Secretary of Agriculture in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development and the Secretary of Agriculture and
Rural Development, respectively.
``(c) Limitation on Application.--The renaming of the
Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of Agriculture
under this section shall not apply to any acronyms used
before the date of enactment of this section by the Secretary
for the purposes of labeling.''.
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