I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7758 
To provide for assistance to rural health, education, and public safety facilities 
affected by the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. HAGEDORN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for assistance to rural health, education, and 
public safety facilities affected by the COVID–19 pan-
demic, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assistance for Rural 
Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HEATH, SAFETY AND EDU-
CATIONAL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may— 
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(1) make a grant to any hospital, health facil-
ity, public safety facility, or education facility that is 
eligible for assistance under section 306(a)(1) or 
310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act and is located in a rural area (within 
the meaning of section 343(a)(13)(C) of such Act, 
subject to sections 343(a)(13)(H) and 343(a)(13)(I) 
of such Act); 
(2) provide a zero interest loan or a 1 percent 
loan to, forgive principal or interest or modify any 
term or condition of an outstanding loan made to, 
or refinance part or all of any other loan if the pur-
pose of the loan or loan part is an eligible purpose 
under such section 306(a)(1) to any hospital, health 
facility, public safety facility, or education facility 
that is eligible for a direct loan under such section 
306(a)(1); and 
(3) reduce or eliminate any fee that would oth-
erwise be required to be paid under such section 
306(a)(1) or 310B(g) with respect to a loan guar-
antee provided to any hospital, health facility, public 
safety facility, or education facility, on the condition 
that the borrower receives the benefit resulting from 
the reduction or elimination of the fee. 
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(b) LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may pro-
vide assistance to an entity under this section as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary to— 
(1) ensure that the entity has the necessary re-
sources to maintain public health, safety, or order; 
(2) address financial hardships of the entity 
due to the COVID–19 public health emergency; and 
(3) promote the financial stability of the entity. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity to which assistance 
is provided under this section may use the assistance— 
(1) for any purpose for which the entity is eligi-
ble for assistance under such section 306(a)(1) or 
310B; or 
(2) for any eligible direct operational expenses 
of the entity, as determined by the Secretary. 
(d) NOTICE.—The Secretary may disburse funds 
under this section pursuant to 1 or more notices in the 
Federal Register, without regard to publication of any 
final rulemaking. 
(e) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $4,000,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
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