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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rural Opportunities and Revitalization Act of 2024&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out research, technical studies, demonstrations, and pilot programs&amp;nbsp;related to the mission and programs of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In carrying out these activities, USDA must&amp;nbsp;promote long-term prosperity in rural areas by&amp;nbsp;providing resources (e.g., capital and education) to help individuals living in rural areas start businesses, grow businesses, or find jobs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, USDA may permit demonstrations&amp;nbsp;involving innovative methods of program delivery that do not meet USDA's standards, rules, regulations, or policies. USDA must determine,&amp;nbsp;among other things, that permitting a demonstration&amp;nbsp;is in the federal government's best interests.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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