(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Chief Rural Advi-
sor shall— 
(1) not later than 1 year after establishing the 
metrics under subsection (e), and not less frequently 
than annually thereafter— 
(A) prepare a report describing the effect 
that the programs on the list developed under 
subsection (e)(2)(A) have on rural areas, based 
on the metrics developed under subsection 
(e)(2)(B), with demographic breakdowns by 
race, age, and geographic region; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and make publicly available, the report 
prepared under subparagraph (A); and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
every 3 years thereafter, submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives the 
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comprehensive strategy for rural development devel-
oped under subsection (d)(1). 
(g) FUNDING.—This section shall be carried out 
using existing amounts otherwise available to the Execu-
tive Office of the President. 
(h) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes the hiring of additional staff. 
SEC. 3. RURAL PROSPERITY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Rural Pros-
perity Council (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Coun-
cil’’). 
(b) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall serve 
as the Chair of the Council. 
(c) MEMBERS.—The Council shall be composed of the 
heads of the following executive branch departments, 
agencies, and offices: 
(1) The Office of Rural Prosperity. 
(2) The Department of Agriculture. 
(3) The Department of the Treasury. 
(4) The Department of Defense. 
(5) The Department of Justice. 
(6) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(7) The Department of the Interior. 
(8) The Department of Commerce. 
(9) The Economic Development Administration. 
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(10) The Department of Labor. 
(11) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(12) The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
(13) The Department of Transportation. 
(14) The Department of Energy. 
(15) The Department of Education. 
(16) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(17) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(18) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(19) The Federal Communications Commission. 
(20) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(21) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
(22) The Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy. 
(23) The Council of Economic Advisers. 
(24) The Domestic Policy Council. 
(25) The National Economic Council. 
(26) The Small Business Administration. 
(27) The Council on Environmental Quality. 
(d) DESIGNEES.—A member of the Council may des-
ignate, to perform the Council functions of the member, 
a senior-level official who is— 
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(1) part of the department, agency, or office of 
the member; and 
(2) a full-time officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government. 
(e) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
(1) ensure coordination among Federal agen-
cies, States, units of local government, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and other stakeholders, as appropriate, 
in addressing the needs of rural areas in the United 
States; 
(2) coordinate Federal efforts directed toward 
the growth and development of rural geographic re-
gions that encompass both metropolitan and non-
metropolitan areas; 
(3) identify and facilitate rural economic oppor-
tunities associated with energy transitions, outdoor 
recreation, and other conservation-related activities; 
(4) make recommendations to the President, 
acting through the Chief Rural Advisor, on stream-
lining and leveraging Federal investments in rural 
areas, where appropriate, to increase the impact of 
Federal dollars and create economic opportunities to 
improve the quality of life in rural areas in the 
United States; 
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