CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: create Express Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Guaranteed Farm Operating Loan programs, enabling faster access to credit for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5877), H4985 [3OC]

——— establish emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program to assist entities that operate rural water or wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural or man-made disasters (see S. 2917), S4678 [26SE]

——— establish energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects (see S. 3489), S5961 [13DE]

——— establish grant program to assist with purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products (see S. 806), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 1721), H1326 [22MR]

——— establish Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in rural areas to achieve their preferred future and maximize contributions to U.S. (see S. 2155), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 4239), H3069 [21JN]

——— expand and strengthen Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program (see S. 1233), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2787), H1909 [20AP]

——— extend and enhance Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (see S. 2996), S4826 [29SE] (see H.R. 5284), H4204 [25AU]

——— improve Facilities Loan and Grant Program to provide capital investment for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas (see H.R. 4736), H3857 [19JY]

——— modify definitions of terms ‘‘rural’’ and ‘‘rural area’’ for purpose of grants and loans to remedy lack of compliance with certain drinking water standards (see S. 2697), S3757 [27JY]

——— modify limitations on amounts of farm ownership loans and operating loans (see S. 2890), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5631), H4455 [21SE]

——— reduce eligibility requirement for Farm Service Agency direct farm real estate loans (see H.R. 5172), H4171 [8AU]

——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (see S. 2668), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 5296), H4210 [29AU]

——— require producers establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 243), H150 [10JA]

——— support buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants (see S. 1930), S2050 [12JN] (see H.R. 4455), H3159 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: provide additional assistance to rural water and waste disposal systems affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1079), S1088 [30MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Facilities Loan and Grant Program to provide capital investment for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas (H.R. 4736), H3862 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: modify definitions of terms ‘‘rural’’ and ‘‘rural area’’ for purpose of grants and loans to remedy lack of compliance with certain drinking water standards (S. 2697), S3764 [27JY]