Brian Jones: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 387, after line 24, insert the following: SEC. __. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF MILITARY BASE RESIDENTS FROM DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA. (a) Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)), as amended by section 6218 of this Act, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(H)'' and inserting ``(I)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(I) Limited exclusion of military base populations.--The first 1,500 individuals who reside in housing located on a military base shall not be included in determining whether an area is `rural' or a `rural area'.''. (b) Rural Broadband Loans and Guarantee Program.--Section 601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Exclusion of military base populations.--The first 1,500 individuals who reside in housing located on a military base shall not be included in determining whether an area is a `rural area'.''. (c) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants.-- Section 2332 of the Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.…”