[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2697 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2697

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify the 
 definitions of the terms ``rural'' and ``rural area'' for purposes of 
 grants and loans to remedy a lack of compliance with certain drinking 
                water standards, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2023

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Padilla) 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 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify the 
 definitions of the terms ``rural'' and ``rural area'' for purposes of 
 grants and loans to remedy a lack of compliance with certain drinking 
                water standards, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Drinking Water for Rural 
Communities Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF RURAL AND RURAL AREA.

    Section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), for the purpose''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Projects for compliance.--For the 
                        purpose of grants and loans described in clause 
                        (i) to be used for projects to remedy a lack of 
                        compliance with enforceable Federal or State 
                        drinking water standards, the terms `rural' and 
                        `rural area' mean a city, town, or 
                        unincorporated area that has a population of 
                        not more than 20,000 inhabitants.''.
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