3.0.0 2447 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z Senate S S 2023-07-20 118 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-07-20T19:01:21Z 118 5308 HR 2023-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. Related bill CRS 2023-07-20 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV N L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2023-07-20 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2023-09-06T23:30:23Z

00 2023-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2024-10-15T20:05:41Z <p><strong>Strengthening Telehealth and Education for Rural Communities Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program that is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program supports telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas through telecommunications, computer networks, and other advanced technology by students, teachers, medical professionals, and residents of rural areas.</p><p>The bill expands the scope of the program to specifically allow the use of program funds for operational expenses associated with telemedicine programs. It also allows the USDA to waive matching fund requirements in certain circumstances and requires USDA to set aside a specific amount of funding allotments for programs that focus on substance use disorder treatment or mental health services.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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