[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 629 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







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.


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                   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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS FOR RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS 
              HOSPITAL RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by designating the first through fifth 
                sentences as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Loans and loan guarantees for rural critical 
                access hospital reconstruction and rehabilitation.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
                Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the 
                funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the cost 
                of making community facility direct and guaranteed 
                loans under this paragraph, in a total amount of not to 
                exceed an additional $1,600,000,000 for the period of 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to complete the 
                construction and rehabilitation of critical access 
                hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (19), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Grants for rural critical access hospital 
                reconstruction and rehabilitation.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, of the funds of the Commodity 
                Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
                an additional $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2008 through 2012 to make essential community facility 
                grants under this paragraph to complete the 
                construction and rehabilitation of critical access 
                hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) (as amended by subsection 
(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 306. (a)(1)(A) The Secretary is also 
        authorized to'' and inserting the following:

``SEC. 306. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND COMMUNITY FACILITY LOANS, LOAN 
              GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) Water, waste disposal, and community facilities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may'';
            (2) by striking ``(B) The Secretary may also'' and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise 
                communities.--The Secretary may'';
            (3) by striking ``(C) The Secretary may also'' and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Electric borrowers.--The Secretary may'';
            (4) by striking ``(D) When any'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) Gross income.--If any''; and
            (5) by striking ``(E) With respect'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(E) Bond counsel.--With respect''.
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