DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY REAUTHORIZATION.

SEC. 2253. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY REAUTHORIZATION. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-12(a)) is amended by striking “$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”. (b) Termination of Authority.—Section 382N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-13) is repealed. (c) Fees.—Section 382B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-1(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(11) collect fees for the Delta Doctors program of the Authority and retain and expend those fees.” . (d) Succession.—Section 382B(h)(5)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-1(h)(5)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking “and” at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: “(iii) assuming the duties of the Federal cochairperson and the alternate Federal cochairperson for purposes of continuation of normal operations in the event that both positions are vacant; and” . (e) Indian Tribes.—Section 382C(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-2(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, Indian Tribes,” after “States”; and (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, Tribal,” after “State”. (f) Clarification.—Section 4(2)(D) of the Delta Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 100-460) is amended by inserting “Sabine, Vernon, Terrebonne,” after “Webster,”.