Sec. 3. Establishment of Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration
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Subtitle C of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish in the Department a Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration (referred to in this section as the Administration ). The Administration shall be headed by an Administrator of Rural Innovation and Partnerships (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
The Administrator shall report to the Under Secretary for Rural Development. The Secretary shall carry out through the Administration the functions of the Rural Future Partnership Fund established under subtitle I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. In carrying out the functions of the Administration, the Secretary shall ensure that each State office of the rural development mission area is staffed with not less than 3 new employees to implement the Rural Future Partnership Fund established under subtitle I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, including providing— technical assistance; support for capacity building; financial controls; and performance oversight.
In carrying out the functions of the Administration, the Administrator shall coordinate with the Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development established by section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204b–3 ). . Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 7014(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The authority of the Secretary to establish and maintain in the Department the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration under section 237. .
Section 6306(f) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204b–3(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: give priority to coordinating with the Administrator of Rural Innovation and Partnerships in carrying out the Rural Future Partnership Fund established under subtitle I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. .
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- 7 USC 2204b–3
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