1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Development Modernization Act . 2. Harmonization of the population threshold for rural communities under Department of Agriculture programs (a) Increase in population thresholds under certain programs (1) Broadband, telemedicine, and distance learning (A) In general Section 601(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(3)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking 20,000 inhabitants and inserting 50,000 inhabitants (excluding populations described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of such section) . (B) Ratio for allocation Section 601(j)(2)(B) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking 2,500 each place it appears and inserting 10,000 . (2) Telephone service loans Section 203(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 924(b) ) is amended by striking 5,000 inhabitants and inserting 50,000 inhabitants (excluding populations described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act) . (3) Reservation applicable to loan guarantees for water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans Section 306(a)(24)(D)(ii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)(D)(ii) ) is amended by striking 20,000 and inserting 30,000 . (4) Emergency and imminent community water assistance grants Section 306A(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926A(e) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 10,000 and inserting 50,000 ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 3,000 and inserting 10,000 . (5) Rural housing Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended— (A) in section 520 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490 )— (i) in the first sentence— (I) in clause (1), by striking 2,500 and inserting 10,000 ; (II) in clause (2)— (aa) by striking 2,500 and inserting 10,000 ; and (bb) by striking 10,000 and inserting 30,000 ; and (III) in clause (iii)— (aa) by striking 10,000 and inserting 30,000 ; and (bb) by striking 20,000 and inserting 50,000