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Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act
Sponsored By: Representative Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
In Committee
Summary
Designates the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development office as the USDA Rural Development representative for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. It would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Undersecretary for Rural Development to make that designation within 90 days after enactment and to delegate to that office the same rights and responsibilities that USDA Rural Development offices have for a State.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More USDA Rural help in Pacific
If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Undersecretary for Rural Development would have 90 days to designate a Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development office. The office would represent USDA Rural Development for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The Secretary would give that office the same rights and responsibilities that state USDA Rural Development offices have. If enacted, residents, homeowners, renters, farmers, small businesses, and local governments in those places would have easier local access to USDA housing, community facility, business, and infrastructure loans and grants.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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