On the recordJune 17, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2137 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Transportation Equity Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. RURAL INVESTMENT. (a) Office of Rural Investment.-- (1) Establishment.--Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the `Department')'' after ``Department of Transportation''; (B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the `Secretary')'' after ``Secretary of Transportation''; (C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``Department of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting ``Department''; (D) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (E) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: ``(h) Office of Rural Investment.-- ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Department, within the Office of the Secretary, an Office of Rural Investment (referred to in this subsection as the `Office'). ``(2) Leadership.--The Office shall be headed by a Director for Rural Investment (referred to in this subsection as the `Director') who shall be appointed by, and report directly to, the Secretary.…





