II
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3709
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 20, 2008
Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Harkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for America Program to include schools in rural areas.
Rural Energy for America Program
In general
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended—
by striking
and rural small businesses
each place it appears and inserting
, rural small businesses, and rural schools
; and
in subsection
(b)(6) and (c)(3)(A), by striking or rural small business
each
place it appears and insert , rural small business, or rural
school
.
Definition of rural school
Section 9007(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(a) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
by striking
The Secretary
and inserting the following:
Definition of rural school
In this section, the term rural school means a school in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))).
Establishment
The Secretary
.
Mandatory funding
Section 9007(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)(1) is amended—
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
by striking
Of the funds
and inserting the following:
In general
Of the funds
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Funding for rural schools
In addition to amounts made available under subparagraph (A), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to provide assistance to rural schools under this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, to remain available until expended.
.