[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1559

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
    reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning 
                        services in rural areas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2007

   Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
    reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning 
                        services in rural areas.

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

SECTION 1. TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-5) is amended by 
striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 102-551 (7 
U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
``2012''.
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