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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1273" measure-id="id113hr1273" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-03-19" update-date="2013-04-16">
<title>Rural Energy Improvement Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr1273v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2013-04-16">
<action-date>2013-03-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Rural Energy Improvement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2018, (2) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project costs, and (3) prohibit requiring a second meter for on-farm residential portions of rural projects connected to the energy grid.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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