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(gg) Section 3(8) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122(8)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) the Delta Regional Authority estab-
lished under chapter 4 of subtitle B of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act;’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(D) the Northern Great Plains Regional 
Authority established under chapter 5 of sub-
title B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act.’’. 
(hh) Section 310(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5153(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) Chapter 1 of subtitle B of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act.’’. 
(ii) Section 582(d)(1) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 5154a(d)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 321(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a))’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘section 3301(b) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act’’. 
(jj) Section 213(c)(1) of the Biomass Energy and Al-
cohol Fuels Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 8813(c)(1)) is amend-
ed in the first sentence by striking ‘‘section 309 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act or the 
Rural Development Insurance Fund in section 309A of 
such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 3401 of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act or the Rural 
Development Insurance Fund under section 3704 of that 
Act’’. 
(kk) Section 1323(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at 
the end and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
Subtitle B—Rural Electrification 
SEC. 6101. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA. 
Section 13(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 913(A)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) 
any 
area 
described 
in 
section 
3002(28)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act; and’’. 
SEC. 6102. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED 
FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PUR-
POSES. 
Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6103. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 
Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6104. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘loans and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘grants, loans, and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ 
means any area described in section 3002 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
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‘‘(4) ULTRA-HIGH SPEED SERVICE.—The term 
‘ultra-high speed service’ means broadband service 
operating at a 1 gigabit per second downstream 
transmission capacity.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘LOANS AND’’ and inserting ‘‘GRANTS, LOANS, 
AND’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘make 
grants and’’ after ‘‘Secretary shall’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In making grants, 
loans, or loan guarantees under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) establish not less than 2, and not 
more than 4, evaluation periods for each 
fiscal year to compare grant, loan, and 
loan 
guarantee 
applications 
and 
to 
prioritize grants, loans, and loan guaran-
tees to all or part of rural communities 
that do not have residential broadband 
service that meets the minimum acceptable 
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