; and (ii) that Council shall submit an application to the Secretary. (B) Approval (i) In general On receipt of an application that was submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023 , the Secretary, in coordination with the applicable State offices of the rural development mission area, shall approve the Council as eligible to receive a rural partnership block grant if the requirements under subsection (b) for the composition of the membership of a Council are satisfied. (ii) Subsequent applications Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary, in coordination with the applicable State offices of the rural development mission area, may approve applications submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023 if the requirements under subsection (b) for the composition of the membership of a Council are satisfied. (b) Membership Each Council— (1) shall include one or more representatives of— (A) a District Organization (as defined in section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) or a comparable regional planning organization if there is no applicable District Organization; (B) one or more units of local government, or one or more entities designated by a unit of local government, within the applicable area; and (C) a public or nonprofit organization; (2) may include one or more representatives of— (A) an economic development or other community or labor organization; (B) a financial institution, including a community development financial institution (as defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4702 )); (C) a philanthropic organization; (D) a rural cooperative; (E) an entity with experience in the development of cooperatives; (F) an institution of higher education; (G) elementary or secondary education and kindergarten or pre-kindergarten centers