To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023.

This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through FY2023. (The program assists rural communities suffering from out-migration, lack of employment opportunities, and geographic isolation by providing technical assistance, financial assistance, and priority consideration for certain USDA loan and grant programs.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5250 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5250

   To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program 
                       through fiscal year 2023.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2018

  Mr. Faso (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program 
                       through fiscal year 2023.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RURAL ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP ZONES 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1932(j)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
``2023''.
                                 <all>