[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3709 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3709 To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for America Program to include schools in rural areas. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2008 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Harkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for America Program to include schools in rural areas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and rural small businesses'' each place it appears and inserting ``, rural small businesses, and rural schools''; and (2) in subsection (b)(6) and (c)(3)(A), by striking ``or rural small business'' each place it appears and insert ``, rural small business, or rural school''. (b) Definition of Rural School.--Section 9007(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(a) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and (2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Definition of rural school.--In this section, the term `rural school' means a school in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))). ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary''. (c) Mandatory Funding.--Section 9007(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)(1) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by striking ``Of the funds'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--Of the funds''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Funding for rural schools.--In addition to amounts made available under subparagraph (A), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to provide assistance to rural schools under this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, to remain available until expended.''. <all>