Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act gives a regional USDA office State-office-equivalent status. Within 90 days after enactment, the Secretary of Agriculture and Undersecretary for Rural Development must designate the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office as the representative of USDA Rural Development in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. USDA must delegate to that office the same rights and responsibilities delegated to a USDA Rural Development office for any State.
Who Benefits and How
Guam rural development applicants benefit from a designated USDA Rural Development representative with State-office-equivalent authority. Northern Mariana Islands applicants benefit from a regional office with the same rights and responsibilities as State USDA Rural Development offices. American Samoa applicants benefit from clearer local representation for USDA Rural Development programs. Marshall Islands, Palau, and Micronesia applicants benefit if the office improves access to rural development program administration. The Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office benefits from formal delegation of State-office-equivalent authority.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA leadership must complete the designation and delegation within 90 days. The Undersecretary for Rural Development must ensure the office can exercise State-office-equivalent rights and responsibilities across several island jurisdictions. USDA Rural Development staff must adapt program administration, workload, and coordination for the expanded regional representative role. Existing USDA Rural Development offices may need to coordinate handoffs or support for programs affecting the Western Pacific jurisdictions.
Key Provisions
- Requires USDA to designate the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office within 90 days.
- Makes the office USDA Rural Development's representative for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Micronesia.
- Requires delegation of the same rights and responsibilities given to any State USDA Rural Development office.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires USDA, within 90 days, to designate the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office as USDA Rural Development's representative for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia, and to delegate that office the same rights and responsibilities as a State USDA Rural Development office.
Key Policy Areas
Rural Development, US Territories, USDA
Primary Purpose
Requires USDA, within 90 days, to designate the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office as USDA Rural Development's representative for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia, and to delegate that office the same rights and responsibilities as a State USDA Rural Development office.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Guam rural development applicants
- Northern Mariana Islands rural development applicants
- American Samoa rural development applicants
- Marshall Islands rural development applicants
- Palau rural development applicants
- Micronesia rural development applicants
- Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Undersecretary for Rural Development
- USDA Rural Development staff
- Existing USDA Rural Development offices
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and …
Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
American Samoa rural development applicants, Guam USDA Rural Development applicants, Northern Mariana Islands rural development applicants
Marshall Islands rural development applicants, Micronesia rural development applicants, Palau rural development applicants
Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office, USDA Rural Development leadership
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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