12 2 STA T . 1 945PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ofscaleth ata r e esse n t i al for the lon g- ter m com p etiti v eness ofr u ral regions
an d‘ ‘ (5) to b etter use D epartment of A griculture and other F ederal ,S tate, and local governmental resources, and to lever- age those resources w ith private, nonprofit, and philanthropic investments, in order to achieve measurable communit y and economic prosperity, growth, and sustainability .‘ ‘ SEC.385B . D E FIN I T I O NS. ‘‘ I n this subtitle
‘‘( 1 ) BENCHMARK . —T he term ‘benchmar k’ means an annual set of goals and performance measures established for the purpose of assessing performance in meeting a regional invest- ment strategy of a R egional Board. ‘‘( 2 )IN DI AN T RI B E.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and E ducation Assistance Act (25 U .S. C .45 0 b). ‘‘( 3 ) N ATI O NA L BOARD.—The term ‘National Board’ means the National Rural Investment Board established under section 3 8 5C(c). ‘‘(4) NATIONAL IN S TIT U TE.—The term ‘National Institute’ means the National Institute on Regional Rural Competitive- ness and Entrepreneurship established under section 385C(b)(2). ‘‘(5) RE G IONAL BOARD.—The term ‘Regional Board’ means a Regional Rural Investment Board described in section 385D(a). ‘‘( 6 ) REGIONAL INNO V ATION GRANT.—The term ‘regional innovation grant’ means a grant made by the Secretary to a certified Regional Board under section 385F. ‘‘( 7 ) REGIONAL INVESTMENT STRATEG Y GRANT.—The term ‘regional investment strategy grant’ means a grant made by the Secretary to a certified Regional Board under section 385E. ‘‘(8) RURAL HERITAGE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘rural heritage’ means historic sites, structures, and districts. ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘rural heritage’ includes historic rural downtown areas and main streets, neighbor- hoods, farmsteads, scenic and historic trails, heritage areas, and historic landscapes. ‘‘SEC. 385C. EST A B L IS HM ENT AND ADMINIST R ATION OF R U RAL COLLABORATI V E INVESTMENT P RO G RAM. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a Rural Collaborative Investment P rogram to support comprehensive regional investment strategies for achieving rural competitiveness. ‘‘(b) DUTIES O F SECRETARY.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) appoint and provide administrative and program sup- port to the National Board; ‘‘(2) establish a national institute, to be known as the ‘National Institute on Regional Rural Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship’, to provide technical assistance to the Sec- retary and the National Board regarding regional competitive- ness and rural entrepreneurship, including technical assistance for— ‘‘(A) the development of rigorous analytic programs to assist Regional Boards in determining the challenges Establi s hmen t .7USC20 0 9d d – 2.
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