COUNTY COMMITTEES.

SEC. 1809. COUNTY COMMITTEES. (a) FmHA-Eligible Borrowers.— Section 332(a)(4) (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)(4)) is amended by inserting “be elected to” before “serve”. (b) Mailing Ballots.— Section 332(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) The Secretary shall provide for the mailing of ballots to persons eligible to vote for the election of county committee members only if the mailing of the ballots coincides with the mailing of ballots under other programs administered by the Secretary.”. (c) Training.— Section 332 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) (1) The Secretary shall provide annual training of county committee members on the job responsibilities of the members under this title. “(2) The Secretary shall develop and provide a county committee training manual to all county committee members and shall update the manual in a timely manner to reflect changes in law or regulations.”.