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binations of stakeholders such as State, local, and 
tribal governments, nonprofit institutions, institu-
tions of higher education, and private entities; 
‘‘(2) an understanding of the applicable re-
gional resources that could support the plan, includ-
ing natural resources, human resources, infrastruc-
ture, and financial resources; 
‘‘(3) investment from other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(4) investment from philanthropic organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(5) clear objectives for the plan and the ability 
to establish measurable performance measures and 
to track progress toward meeting the objectives. 
‘‘(c) FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Secretary may reserve for projects that support 
multijurisdictional strategic community and eco-
nomic development plans described in subsection (a) 
an amount that does not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent of the funds made avail-
able for a fiscal year for a functional category 
described in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) 15 percent of the total funds avail-
able for all functional categories. 
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‘‘(2) FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.—The function 
categories described in this subsection are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) RURAL
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES.— 
The rural community development category 
consists of all amounts made available for com-
munity facility grants and direct and guaran-
teed loans under section 3502. 
‘‘(B) RURAL UTILITIES.—The rural utili-
ties category consists of all amounts made 
available for— 
‘‘(i) water or waste disposal grants or 
direct or guaranteed loans under section 
3501(a); 
‘‘(ii) emergency community water as-
sistance grants under section 3501(e)(2); 
‘‘(iii) solid waste management grants 
under section 3501(e)(4); or 
‘‘(iv) rural water or wastewater tech-
nical assistance and training grants under 
section 3501(e)(5). 
‘‘(C) RURAL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVE 
DEVELOPMENT.—The rural business and coop-
erative development category consists of all 
amounts made available for— 
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7651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 621. AUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATED 
PEST MANAGEMENT CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are established 4 regional 
integrated pest management centers (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Centers’), which shall be located at such 
specific locations in the north central, northeastern, south-
ern, and western regions of the United States as the Sec-
retary shall specify. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Centers shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) to strengthen the connection of the De-
partment with production agriculture, research, and 
extension programs, and agricultural stakeholders 
throughout the United States; 
‘‘(2) to increase the effectiveness of providing 
pest management solutions for the private and pub-
lic sectors; 
‘‘(3) to quickly respond to information needs of 
the public and private sectors; and 
‘‘(4) to improve communication among the rel-
evant stakeholders. 
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