CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION.

SEC. 235. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) Amendments to Rural Electrification Act of 1936.— The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking the first section (7 U.S.C. 901) and inserting the following: “SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE. “This Act may be cited as the “Rural Electrification Act of 1936.”; (2) in section 2(a) (7 U.S.C. 902(a)), by striking “Administrator” and inserting “Secretary of Agriculture”; (3) in section 3(a) (7 U.S.C. 903(a))— (A) by striking “Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture,” and inserting “Secretary”; and (B) by striking “Administrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Act or from the Administrator of 108 STAT. 3221the Rural Electrification Administration established by Executive Order Numbered 7037” and inserting “Secretary”; (4) in section 8 (7 U.S.C. 908)— (A) by striking “Administrator authorized to be appointed by this Act” and inserting “Secretary”; and (B) by striking “Rural Electrification Administration created by this Act” and inserting “Secretary”; (5) by striking section ILA (7 U.S.C. 911a); (6) in section 13 (7 U.S.C. 913), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “; and the term ‘Secretary’ shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of Agriculture”; (7) in sections 206(b)(2), 306A(b), 311, and 405(b)(1)(A) (7 U.S.C. 927(b)(2), 936a(b), 940a, and 945(b)(1)(A)), by striking “Rural Electrification Administration” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”; (8) in sections 305(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II) and 306E(d) (7 U.S.C. 935(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II) and 936e(d)), by striking “Administrator” and inserting “Secretary”; (9) in section 403(b) (7 U.S.C. 943(b)), by striking “Rural Electrification Administration or of any other agency of the Department of Agriculture,” and inserting “Secretary,”; (10) in section 404 (7 U.S.C. 944), by striking “the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration” and inserting “the Secretary shall designate an official of the Department of Agriculture who”; (11) in sections 406(c) and 410 (7 U.S.C. 946(c) and 950), by striking “Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”; (12) in the heading of section 501 (7 U.S.C. 950aa), by striking “of rea administrator”; and (13) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, by striking “Administrator” each place it appears in such Act and inserting “Secretary”. (b) Miscellaneous Amendments.— (1) Section 236(a) of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 912a) is amended by striking “Rural Electrification Administration” and inserting “Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)”. (2) Section 505 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 915) is amended— (A) by striking “Rural Electrification Administration” and inserting “Secretary of Agriculture”; and (B) by striking “its” and inserting “the Secretary’s”. (3) Section 401 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 903 note) is amended in the second paragraph by striking “Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration” and inserting “Secretary of Agriculture”. (4) Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.), relating to Distance Learning and Medical Link Programs, is amended— (A) in section 2333— (i) by striking paragraph (1); and (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as paragraphs (1) through (10), respectively; (B) in section 2334(h)(2), by striking “section 2333(3)(F)” and inserting “section 2333(2)(F)”; and 108 STAT. 3222 (C) by striking “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”. (5) Section 306(a)(15) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(15)) is amended— (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C). (6) Section 2322(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926–1(d)) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).