on Federal and State reservations or other fed-
erally recognized Indian tribal groups, or to
guarantee the repayment of principal or interest
on loans made to private or cooperative organi-
zations organized for profit, for the purposes
of—
‘‘(i) improving, developing, or financ-
ing business, industry, and employment
and improving the economic climate in
rural communities; or
‘‘(ii) the conservation, development,
and use of water for aquaculture purposes
in rural areas.
‘‘(B) 
INTERMEDIARY
RELENDING.—To
make loans to nonprofit organizations for the
purpose of funding revolving loan funds oper-
ated in accordance with rules similar to the
rules governing the operation of the State rural
development revolving fund established pursu-
ant to section 702(c)(1)(A), or to guarantee the
repayment of principal or interest on loans
made by such revolving loan funds to organiza-
tions organized for profit for the purposes de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
‘‘(4) SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT.—To make
loans or grants to nonprofit organizations for the
provision of regional technical assistance to local and
regional governments and related agencies for the
purpose of improving the planning and management
of solid waste disposal facilities.
‘‘(5) RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.—To make
loans or grants to public bodies and private non-
profit corporations for measures designed to finance
and facilitate development of small and emerging
private business enterprises or the creation, expan-
sion, and operation of rural distance learning net-
works or rural learning programs that provide edu-
cational instruction or job training instruction relat-
ed to potential employment or job advancement to
adult students, including the development, construc-
tion or acquisition of land, buildings, plants, equip-
ment, access streets and roads, parking areas, utility
extensions, necessary water supply and waste dis-
posal facilities, refinancing, services and fees, or for
the purpose of demonstrating the effectiveness of
statewide nonprofit public television systems whose
coverage area is primarily rural in providing infor-
mation on agriculture and other issues of impor-
tance to farmers and other rural residents.
‘‘(6) RURAL TECHNOLOGY AND COOPERATIVE
DEVELOPMENT.—To make loans or grants to any
organization or institution, including an accredited
institution of higher education, no part of the net
earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to
the benefit of any private shareholder or individual,
for the purpose of enabling the organization or insti-
tution to establish and operate centers for rural
technology or cooperative development—
‘‘(A) the primary objective of which may
be to improve the economic condition of rural
areas by promoting the development (through
technological innovation, cooperative develop-
ment, and adaptation of existing technology)
and commercialization of—
‘‘(i) new services and products that
can be produced or provided in rural areas;
‘‘(ii) new processes that can be uti-
lized in the production of products in rural
areas; and
‘‘(iii) new enterprises that can add
value to on-farm production through proc-
essing or marketing; and
‘‘(B) the activities of which may include—
‘‘(i) programs for technology research,
investigations, and basic feasibility studies
in any field or discipline for the purpose of
generating 
principles, 
facts, 
technical
knowledge, new technology, or other infor-
mation that may be useful to rural indus-
tries, cooperatives, agribusinesses, and
other persons or entities in rural areas
served by such centers in the development
and commercialization of new products,
processes, or services;
‘‘(ii) programs for the collection, in-
terpretation, and dissemination of prin-
ciples, facts, technical knowledge, new
technology, or other information that may
be useful to rural industries, cooperatives,
agribusinesses, and other persons in rural
areas served by the center in the develop-
ment and commercialization of new prod-
ucts, processes, or services;
‘‘(iii) programs providing training and
instruction for individuals residing in rural
areas served by the center with respect to
the development (through technological in-
novation, cooperative development, and ad-
aptation of existing technology) and com-
mercialization of new products, processes,
or services;
‘‘(iv) programs providing loans and
grants to individuals, small businesses, and
cooperatives in rural areas served by the
center for purposes of generating, evaluat-
ing, developing, and commercializing new
products, processes, or services;
‘‘(v) programs providing technical as-
sistance and advisory services to individ-
uals, small businesses, cooperatives, and
industries in rural areas served by the cen-
ter for purposes of developing and commer-
cializing new products, processes, or serv-
ices; or
‘‘(vi) programs providing research and
support to individuals, small businesses,
cooperatives, and industries in rural areas
served by the center for purposes of devel-
oping new agricultural enterprises to add
value to on-farm production through proc-
essing or marketing.
‘‘(7) 
DISTANCE
LEARNING
AND
MEDICAL
LINKS.—To make loans or grants to encourage and