Sec. 11. Interagency agreement
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In this section: The term covered agency means— the Economic Development Administration; and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to the rural development mission area. The term covered program means a program administered by a covered agency that provides funding and technical assistance for rural economic development. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the heads of the covered agencies shall enter into an interagency agreement requiring coordination between the covered agencies with respect to covered programs. The interagency agreement entered into under subsection
(b)shall require that the covered agencies— share information about existing or planned projects that have received or will receive funds for new rural economic development under a covered program; coordinate at all levels to support communities in broadening awareness of, and access to, covered programs and obtaining additional Federal funding opportunities to help address the needs of local or regional economies; align the collaborative efforts of the covered agencies based on current priorities and determine the extent to which any additional agencies should be included in the interagency agreement entered into under subsection (b); on request from another Federal agency with authority to award or authorize funds for rural economic development, provide to that agency any information the covered agencies possess relating to— each entity that has received or will receive funds under the covered program; and the geographic scope of rural economic development in the area in which the project is carried out; monitor progress toward achieving outcomes of the covered agencies relating to rural economic development; coordinate with the Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development established by section 6306(b)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204b–3(b)(1) ) and the Rural Broadband Integration Working Group established by section 6214(a)(1) of that Act ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4746) to assist communities in addressing and resolving Federal barriers to administering, fulfilling, or expanding economic development goals associated with investments from the covered agencies; establish, maintain, and update not less frequently than once every 2 years, an effective resource guide to boosting economic development in rural communities, which shall include information on, and Internet links to, the key priorities and resources of the covered agencies and outline programs and services that can be used to advance community and economic development in rural communities through 4 key focus areas, including— planning and technical assistance; infrastructure and broadband expansion; entrepreneurship and business assistance; and workforce development and livability; and expand, in writing, the joint efforts of the covered agencies with respect to rural economic development with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as appropriate. The covered agencies shall periodically update the interagency agreement entered into under subsection (b). Not later than 1 year after the date on which the covered agencies enter into the interagency agreement under subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly seek public comment on— the effectiveness of the interagency agreement in facilitating efficient use of funds for rural economic development; the availability of Tribal, State, and local data relating to rural economic development and the inclusion of those data in interagency coordination; and modifications to the interagency agreement that would improve the efficacy of interagency coordination. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly— review and assess the comments received under paragraph (1); and submit to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report detailing any findings and recommendations from the assessment under subparagraph (A).
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- 7 USC 2204b–3(b)(1)
- 132 Stat. 4746
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