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Sec. 6008. Grants to nonprofit organizations to finance the construction, refur-
bishing, and servicing of individually-owned household water 
well systems in rural areas for individuals with low or moderate 
incomes. 
Sec. 6009. Rural cooperative development grants. 
Sec. 6010. Criteria to be applied in
providing loans and loan guarantees 
under the business and industry loan program. 
Sec. 6011. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program. 
Sec. 6012. Grants to improve technical infrastructure and improve quality of 
rural health care facilities. 
Sec. 6013. Rural entrepreneur and microenterprise assistance program. 
Sec. 6014. Criteria to be applied in considering applications for rural develop-
ment projects. 
Sec. 6015. National sheep industry improvement center. 
Sec. 6016. National rural development partnership. 
Sec. 6017. Historic barn preservation. 
Sec. 6018. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. 
Sec. 6019. Delta regional authority. 
Sec. 6020. Northern great plains regional authority. 
Sec. 6021. Rural strategic investment program. 
Sec. 6022. Expansion of 911 access. 
Sec. 6023. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. 
Sec. 6024. Community connect grant program. 
Sec. 6025. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program. 
Sec. 6026. Rural firefighters and emergency medical service assistance pro-
gram. 
Sec. 6027. Value-added agricultural market development program. 
Sec. 6028. Assistance for rural public television stations. 
Sec. 6029. Telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas. 
Sec. 6030. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or tele-
phone purposes. 
Sec. 6031. Comprehensive rural broadband strategy. 
Sec. 6032. Study of railroad issues. 
SEC. 6001. DEFINITION OF RURAL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that— 
(1) assesses the varying definitions of ‘‘rural’’ 
used by the Department of Agriculture;
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(2) describes the effects those varying defini-
tions have on the programs administered by the De-
partment of Agriculture; and 
(3) makes recommendations for ways to better 
target funds provided through rural development 
programs. 
SEC. 6002. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER 
FACILITY GRANTS. 
Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 6003. RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 
Section 306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 6004. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT 
RIDER PROGRAM. 
Section 306(a)(22)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’.
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SEC. 6005. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 
COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 
Section 306(a)(25) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary 
shall establish the maximum percentage of the 
cost of the facility that may be covered by a 
grant under this paragraph, except that the 
Secretary may not require non-Federal financial 
support in an amount that is greater than 5 
percent of the total cost.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2003 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 
6006. 
EMERGENCY 
AND 
IMMINENT 
COMMUNITY 
WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2003 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 6007. WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND NATIVE VIL-
LAGES IN ALASKA. 
Section 306D(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d(d)(1)) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘2001 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 6008. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FI-
NANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING, 
AND SERVICING OF INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED 
HOUSEHOLD 
WATER 
WELL 
SYSTEMS 
IN 
RURAL AREAS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW 
OR MODERATE INCOMES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2003 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 
Section 306E(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(c)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, and to an applicant that has sub-
stantial expertise and experience in promoting the safe 
and productive use of individually-owned household water 
well systems and ground water. The ability of an applicant 
to provide matching funds shall not be taken into account 
in determining any priority in awarding grants under this 
section. The payment by a grantee of audit fees, business 
insurance, salary, wages, employee benefits, printing costs, 
postage costs, and legal fees associated with providing the 
assistance described in paragraph (1) shall be considered
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the provision of matching funds by the grantee for pur-
poses of this section’’ before the period. 
SEC. 6009. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 310B(e)(5) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(e)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a nation-
ally coordinated, regionally or State-wide operated 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘activities to promote and as-
sist the development of cooperatively and mutually 
owned businesses’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘to pro-
mote and assist the development of cooperatively 
and mutually owned businesses’’ before the semi-
colon; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); 
(4) inserting after subparagraph (D) (as so re-
designated): 
‘‘(E) demonstrate a commitment to— 
‘‘(i) networking with and sharing the 
results of its efforts with other cooperative 
development centers and other organiza-
tions involved in rural economic develop-
ment efforts; and