H.R. 7533

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7533 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7533

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize 
and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Mannion, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize 
and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program.

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 Innovation Stronger Economy 
Reauthorization Act of 2026'' or the ``RISE Reauthorization Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. RURAL INNOVATION STRONGER ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION 
AND EXPANSION.

(a) In General.--Section 379I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008w) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(I) by striking ``the industry 
clusters that are objectively 
identified as''; and
(II) by inserting ``industries in 
the area served by the partnership'' 
after ``declining''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
(I) by striking subclause (I); and
(II) by redesignating subclauses 
(II) through (IV) as subclauses (I) 
through (III), respectively;
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
indenting the clauses appropriately;
(ii) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ``opportunities, networks, and 
industry clusters'' and inserting 
``opportunities and networks'';
(iii) by striking the paragraph designation 
and heading and all that follows through ``The 
Secretary'' in the matter preceding clause (i) 
(as so redesignated) and inserting the 
following:
``(1) Grant program.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Targeted community types.--In carrying out 
the grant program under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall--
``(i) target a broad base of rural 
community types that will benefit from the 
program, with an emphasis on communities with a 
population of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants; 
and
``(ii) of the total amount of grants 
awarded for each fiscal year, award not less 
than 10 percent to carry out activities that 
will benefit rural communities with a 
population of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.''; 
and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), 
respectively, and indenting the 
subclauses appropriately; and
(II) in subclause (II) (as so 
redesignated), by striking ``industry 
cluster'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
``industry clusters,'';
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (D), (E), and (F) as clauses (i), (ii), 
(iii), (iv), and (v), respectively, and 
indenting the clauses appropriately; and
(v) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ``shall 
consider--'' and inserting the following: 
``shall--
``(A) ensure that a diverse set of industry bases 
is represented;
``(B) only select an eligible entity to receive a 
grant with the concurrence of the applicable State 
office of the rural development mission area; and
``(C) take into consideration--'';
(3) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' after 
the semicolon at the end; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``industry 
clusters,'';
(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ``small 
businesses in regional industry clusters, 
including'';
(iii) in clause (ix), by striking ``in the 
identified industry clusters''; and
(iv) in clause (x), by striking ``industry 
cluster'';
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(B)--
(A) in clause (viii)--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking 
``industry cluster'' and inserting ``activities 
funded with the grant''; and
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``held 
by the industry cluster'' and inserting 
``relating to those activities convened by 
relevant organizations'';
(B) in clauses (xi) and (xii), by striking 
``industry cluster'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``participating regional''; and
(C) in clause (xiii), by striking ``the project 
activities'' and inserting ``activities funded with the 
grant''; and
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2030.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6306(h)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 2204b-3(h)(3)(B)(ii)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``section 
379I(a)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act'' and 
inserting ``section 379I(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008w(a))''.
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