Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act reauthorizes rural cooperative development grants.
The Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize rural cooperative development grants. It defines "cooperative development" as activities supporting the startup, expansion, or sustainability of cooperatives. The Secretary of Agriculture must analyze research data and include it in annual interagency working group reports. The act also mandates annual reports from the interagency working group to Congress. The reauthorization period is extended to 2029.
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