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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 629 

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide 

direct and guaranteed loans, loan guarantees, and grants to complete 

the construction and rehabilitation of rural critical access hospitals. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2007 

Mr. COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

Act to provide direct and guaranteed loans, loan guarantees, and grants to complete the construction and rehabilitation of rural critical access hospitals. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS FOR 

4 RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL RECON5 STRUCTION AND REHABILITATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a) of the Consoli7 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1926(a)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by designating the first through fifth 

3 sentences as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 

4 respectively; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES FOR

7 RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL RECON8 STRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.—Notwith9 standing any other provision of law, the Sec10 retary shall use such sums as are necessary of 

11 the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 

12 for the cost of making community facility direct 

13 and guaranteed loans under this paragraph, in 

14 a total amount of not to exceed an additional 

15 $1,600,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

16 2008 through 2012, to complete the construc17 tion and rehabilitation of critical access hos18 pitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the 

19 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) in paragraph (19), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(D) GRANTS FOR RURAL CRITICAL AC24 CESS HOSPITAL RECONSTRUCTION AND REHA25 BILITATION.—Notwithstanding any other proviVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:53 Feb 18, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S629.IS S629

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1 sion of law, of the funds of the Commodity 

2 Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 

3 available an additional $5,000,000 for the pe4 riod of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to make 

5 essential community facility grants under this 

6 paragraph to complete the construction and re7 habilitation of critical access hospitals (as de8 fined in section 1861(mm) of the Social Secu9 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 306 of the 

11 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

12 1926) (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 306. (a)(1)(A) The Sec14 retary is also authorized to’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 306. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND COMMUNITY FA17 CILITY LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND 

18 GRANTS. 

19 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND COMMU21 NITY FACILITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘(B) The Secretary may also’’ 

24 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND

2 RURAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.—The Sec3 retary may’’; 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘(C) The Secretary may also’’ 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) ELECTRIC BORROWERS.—The Sec7 retary may’’; 

8 (4) by striking ‘‘(D) When any’’ and inserting 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(D) GROSS INCOME.—If any’’; and 

11 (5) by striking ‘‘(E) With respect’’ and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(E) BOND COUNSEL.—With respect’’. 

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