12 2 STA T . 1 957PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (B)toins t al l e ne rgy e f fi c ient m eas u res or d e v ices t h at reduce the demand on electric systems . ‘‘( 2 ) AMOUNT . —T he total amount of a deferment under this su b section shall not e x ceed the sum of the p rincipal and interest on the loans made to a customer of the borro w er , as determined by the S ecretary. ‘‘( 3 )T ER M.—The term of a deferment under this subsection shall not exceed 60 months. ’ ’. SEC.6104 . RU R AL ELEC T R IF ICATI ON ASSISTANCE. Section 1 3of the R ural E lectrification Act of 1 9 36( 7U .S. C . 913) is amended to read as follows
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‘SEC. 1 3 . D EFINITIONS. ‘‘ I n this Act: ‘‘(1) FA RM.—The term ‘farm’ means a farm, as defined by the Bureau of the Census. ‘‘(2) IN DI AN TRI B E.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self -D etermination and Education Assistance Act (2 5 U.S.C. 450b). ‘‘(3) RURA L AREA.—Except as provided otherwise in this Act, the term ‘rural area’ means the farm and nonfarm popu- lation of— ‘‘(A) any area described in section 343(a)(13)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(C))
and ‘‘(B) any area within a service area of a borrower for which a borrower has an outstanding loan made under titles I through V as of the date of enactment of this paragraph. ‘‘(4) TERRITOR Y .—The term ‘territory’ includes any insular possession of the United States. ‘‘(5) SE C RETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Agriculture.’’. SEC. 610 5 .SU B STANTIALL Y UNDERSER V ED TRUST AREAS. The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended by inserting after section 306E (7 U.S.C. 936e) the following: ‘‘SEC. 306F. SUBSTANTIALLY UNDERSERVED TRUST AREAS. ‘‘(a) DE F INITION S .—In this section: ‘‘(1) ELI G IBLE P ROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible program’ means a program administered by the Rural Utilities Service and authori z ed in— ‘‘(A) this Act; or ‘‘(B) paragraph (1), (2), (14), (22), or (24) of section 306(a) or section 306A, 306C, 306D, or 306E of the Consoli- dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a), 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, 1926e). ‘‘(2) SUBSTANTIALLY UNDERSER V ED TRUST AREA.—The term ‘substantially underserved trust area’ means a community in ‘trust land’ (as defined in section 3765 of title 3 8 , United States Code) with respect to which the Secretary determines has a high need for the benefits of an eligible program. ‘‘(b) INITIATIVE.—The Secretary, in consultation with local governments and Federal agencies, may implement an initiative to identify and improve the availability of eligible programs in communities in substantially underserved trust areas. 7USC936f.
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