(a) Program.--The Department of Commerce¹ shall establish a program for the development of a rural marketing plan and promotion of industries, available commercial and industrial sites and products indigenous to the area covered by local development districts. The marketing plan shall be developed through cooperative efforts of existing economic development groups within the region served by the local development district and shall include a computerized inventory of available industrial and commercial sites and supporting infrastructure for each site.

(b) Administration.--The Department of Commerce shall administer the program by providing grants to Appalachian Local Development Districts, not to exceed $100,000 per district, for the development of the marketing plan. Decisions concerning the priority of a grant shall first consider those areas with the highest level of unemployment and the extent of the rural area served.