Sec. 6504. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant program
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Section 12(b)(3)(D) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 912(b)(3)(D) ) is amended by striking 313(b)(2)(A) and inserting 313(b)(2) . Section 313(b)(2) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2) ) is amended— by striking all that precedes shall maintain and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by striking the 5 percent and all that follows through subparagraph
(E)and inserting 5 percent. . Title III of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 931–940h ) is amended by inserting after section 313A the following: The Secretary shall provide grants or zero interest loans to borrowers under this Act for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, including funding for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects, and other reasonable expenses for the purpose of fostering rural development. In the case of zero interest loans, the Secretary shall establish such reasonable repayment terms as will encourage borrower participation. All proceeds from the repayment of such loans made under this section shall be returned to the subaccount that the Secretary shall maintain in accordance with sections 313(b)(2) and 313B(f). Loans and grants required under this section shall be made to the full extent of the amounts made available under subsection (e). In addition to other funds that are available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended. Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall credit to the subaccount to use for the cost of grants and loans under this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended. In addition to the funds described in paragraphs
(1)and (2), the Secretary shall use, without fiscal year limitation, to provide grants and loans under this section— the interest differential sums credited to the subaccount described in subsection (c); and subject to section 313A(e)(2), the fees described in subsection (c)(4) of such section. The Secretary shall maintain the subaccount described in section 313(b)(2), as in effect in fiscal year 2017, for purposes of carrying out this section. . Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 940c–1 ) is amended— in subsection (c)(4)— in subparagraph (A), by striking maintained under section 313(b)(2)(A) and inserting that shall be maintained as required by sections 313(b)(2) and 313B(f) ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking 313(b)(2)(B) and inserting 313(b)(2) ; and in subsection (e)(2), by striking maintained under section 313(b)(2)(A) and inserting required to be maintained by sections 313(b)(2) and 313B(f) . Subject to section 313B(e) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (as added by this section), the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the loan and grant program required under such section in the same manner as the loan and grant program under section 313(b)(2) of such Act is carried out on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, until such time as any regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section are fully implemented. Paragraph
(1)shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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- 7 USC 931–940h
- 7 USC 940c–1
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Sec. 6504
Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant program
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