To expand access to the Rural Community Facilities Program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3242
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Employment and training programs

Government lending and loan guarantees

Health facilities and institutions

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify the requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Community Facilities Program, which provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. </p> <p>For the purposes of the program, a &quot;rural area&quot; may not have a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants. The bill increases the limit to 35,000 inhabitants for determinations made under the program on or after April 1 of any fiscal year. In making a grant or loan on or after April 1, USDA must give priority to applications with respect to community facilities at which public safety, health care, and job training are to be provided. </p> <p>In awarding grants for essential community facilities technical assistance and training, USDA must allow applications for grants from qualified organizations for the sole purpose of providing on-site training and technical assistance on a national or multi-state regional basis. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2017 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To expand access to the Rural Community Facilities Program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of access to the Rural Community Facilities Program Section 343(a)(19)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(19)(C) ) is amended— (1) by inserting or (in the case of a determination made on or after April 1 of any fiscal year) 35,000 before inhabitants ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: In making such a loan or grant on or after April 1 of any fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority to applications with respect to community facilities at which public safety, health care, and job training are to be provided. . 2. Allowance of applications from qualified national organizations for grants for essential community facilities technical assistance and training Section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:: (D) National applications The Secretary shall allow applications for grants under this paragraph from qualified organizations for the sole purpose of providing on-site training and technical assistance on a national or multi-State regional basis. .