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A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to expand substantially underserved trust area authority to all rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture.

USA115th CongressS-3104| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (2)
Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Expanded SUTA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to expand the Department Agriculture (USDA) Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) authority to: (1) include all programs administered by the USDA rural development mission area, and (2) specify that USDA may use the authority for certain communities within former Indian reservations. (Under current law, the SUTA authority is limited to certain programs administered by the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The authority permits USDA to modify or waive certain requirements and procedures for loans and grants in order to improve the availability of programs in communities on trust land [e.g., land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans] that have a high need for the benefits of an eligible program.)
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Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Government lending and loan guaranteesIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationRural conditions and development

A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to expand substantially underserved trust area authority to all rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture.

USA115th CongressS-3104| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Expanded SUTA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to expand the Department Agriculture (USDA) Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) authority to: (1) include all programs administered by the USDA rural development mission area, and (2) specify that USDA may use the authority for certain communities within former Indian reservations. (Under current law, the SUTA authority is limited to certain programs administered by the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The authority permits USDA to modify or waive certain requirements and procedures for loans and grants in order to improve the availability of programs in communities on trust land [e.g., land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans] that have a high need for the benefits of an eligible program.)
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (2)
Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government lending and loan guaranteesIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationRural conditions and development