Rural Development Coordination Act

Rural Development Coordination Act - Title I Directs the Secrerary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a rural development policy management process involving local and State governments and all executive branch departments and agencies and major private sector institutions having policies and programs affecting the quality of life in rural (nonmetropolitan) areas. States that the elements of such process shall include: (1) information development and assessment to determine rural and nonmetropolitan conditions, problems, needs, and opportunities at the national, multistate, State and substate levels, and the impact of governmental policies and program actions thereupon; (2) the formulation of broad, long-range rural development goals; (3) the establishment of short-range rural development strategies and program objectives; and (4) periodic progress reports.

Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to require, in place of the annual reports currently mandated: (1) an appraisal every five years of rural conditions, needs, problems, and opportunities; and (2) a biennial report on progress toward attaining national rural development goals.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, not to exceed $50,000,000 annually, to State government and State government- designated area planning bodies to assist in establishing and maintaining the rural development policy management process.

Title II: General Provisions - States the effective date of this Act.