[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3709 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3709

 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.


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                   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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and rural small businesses'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``, rural small businesses, and rural 
        schools''; and
            (2) 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''.
    (b) 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--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately; and
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) 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))).
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary''.
    (c) 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--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
        clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately;
            (2) by striking ``Of the funds'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the funds''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) 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.''.
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