Empowering Rural Communities Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Empowering Rural Communities Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4DACC20DC9AE455F907B6AA7C2F9206E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Rural Communities Act.
- Section H8B33F3D16C344BD4876C69FB3F4EF1EF: 2. Technical assistance set-aside for Rural Development discretionary grant programs The Secretary shall reserve not less than 2.5 percent of the total amount...
- Section H4D3F5E7E25494A039814AFE493009A66: 3. Annual report The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...
- Section H927129FC7FFA42F19D06C7E93B21E5EC: 4. No additional funds authorized The Secretary may use amounts otherwise appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall not be interpreted to authorize or...
- Section HAEEC8740173E4B3091DD3D12D2AFC641: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term discretionary grant program means any grant program for which funds are made available in an appropriations Act. The term...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Empowering Rural Communities Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Empowering Rural Communities Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a community in a rural area, that— has a population of not more than 20,000 individuals
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