# Strategic Economic and Community Development
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule. · Published 2020-09-22 · Effective 2020-09-22 · 85 FR 59388
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-19825
- **Category:** farm-program
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 59388
- **Publication date:** 2020-09-22
- **Effective date:** 2020-09-22
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. RBS-20-BUSINESS-31
## Abstract

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service, of the Rural Development (RD) mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), hereinafter collectively referred to as the Agency, is issuing this final rule to implement statutory provisions found in Section 6401 of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 ("2018 Farm Bill") that amends Section 379H of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The intent of this rule is to amend the existing regulations governing Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) to implement Section 6401 of the 2018 Farm Bill. Additionally, conforming changes are being made to other regulations as a result of the aforementioned statutory changes. Finally, we are removing Farm Service Agency from a chapter in the CFR as they no longer use any of the parts under that chapter.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-19825/strategic-economic-and-community-development)
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