1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Rural Revitalization Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Infrastructure
Sec. 101. Tax-exempt financing of certain electric transmission
facilities.
Sec. 102. Clean Energy corridors.
Sec. 103. Rural electrification loan program.
Sec. 104. Loan guarantees for renewable fuel pipelines;
refueling infrastructure corridors.
Sec. 105. Transportation.
Sec. 106. Water projects.
Sec. 107. Rural utilities programs of the Department of
Agriculture.
Sec. 108. Rural community facilities programs.
Sec. 109. Rural business enterprise grants.
Sec. 110. Telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
areas.
Sec. 111. Rural microentrepreneur assistance
program.
Sec. 112. Public works and economic development.
Sec. 113. Extension and expansion of qualified zone academy
bonds.
Sec. 114. Energy programs of the Department of
Agriculture.
TITLE II—Nutrition assistance
Sec. 201. Emergency food assistance program.
Sec. 202. Commodity supplemental food program.
Sec. 203. Emergency food program infrastructure grant
program.
Sec. 204. Special supplemental nutrition program for women,
infants, and children.
TITLE III—Rural housing
Sec. 301. Doug Bereuter section 502 single family housing loan
guarantee program.
TITLE IV—Rural Health
Sec. 401. National Health Service Corps programs.
Sec. 402. Improved access to ambulance services.
Sec. 403. Applying rural home health add-on policy for
2009 and
2010.
Sec. 404. Extension of the reclassification of certain
hospitals.
TITLE V—Emergency designation
Sec. 501. Emergency designation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Infrastructure</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id999AC9245D094A6E8065E488212D90FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Tax-exempt financing
of certain electric transmission facilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD15BF2CF44C545D8B6298DF43025BEBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of
section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID197b94773c1f4f508d823981c133ec85"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of
paragraph (14),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf24c68602ee34b2d9e7f58852569102c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (15) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeac78d8bcdc344f1a7599f2b7f23e55c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC908AE766BCC4C8698A674D4787CAD61" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9271ef75ac674fc7ac19277998546446"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualified electric transmission
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c34742dc11645edb2a53e5751c69731"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDFE9B15B00648FBB3D85FD2C4409A79" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA072F037DC4441F989DA7F8F9C878D2"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Qualified
electric transmission facilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA656BF7BBC7946339D699007B2BEBC84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a)(16), the term
<term>qualified electric transmission facility</term> means any electric
transmission facility which is owned by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id691125EDA435465281D46CC7C9035167"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or
political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality
of any of the foregoing, providing electric service, directly or indirectly to
the public, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCEB49CC8C86F40B3815E106D7C748A96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State or
political subdivision of a State expressly authorized under State law to
finance and own electric transmission facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC505C0DD9D54548AEEBEF84E11D0B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Subsection
(a)(16) shall not apply with respect to any bond issued after December 31,
2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB57DB5D07894492C88A28B288F72E1DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC19B88BEAFEF4DC094221A4C5DFBAA8A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Clean Energy
corridors</header>
<subsection id="id8CA0F0A0893C42F49701308C8EA5D75F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 216 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID616228A5F4124A7F921497DA75BB01CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0DD02ACC673D4595BF8E0F4BA16DFD5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(1) Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEDEB6D42DDFD40C8AA35FE86E9C4F0F6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID49A1ED6A8D63465582CB84253A567433"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later
than</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB0F2D61205F9468FA632203DF6A068E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD5F9BE1DB6FB40508544DBF8681D99A2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID488AD97128B14ACD82E1A72D6EF7596F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report and
designations</header>
<subparagraph id="ID98E3ECE5E2EC4C5F9C026223994128BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After considering alternatives and recommendations from
interested parties (including an opportunity for comment from affected States),
the Secretary shall issue a report, based on the study conducted under
paragraph (1), in which the Secretary may designate as a national interest
electric transmission corridor any geographical area experiencing electric
energy transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects
consumers, including constraints or congestion that—</text>
<clause id="ID3D5620A9A80B473D8C7149E85CAA5550"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increases costs
to consumers;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEC1C3A0821C34047AF93EF431CEFC0BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>limits resource
options to serve load growth; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8F365BA5882A41E0A716586BA5DBC016"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>limits access
to sources of clean energy, such as wind, solar energy, geothermal energy, and
biomass.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1DD07D496C114795BC20537CAA0E384D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
designations</header><text>In addition to the corridor designations made under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may designate additional corridors in
accordance with that subparagraph on the application by an interested person,
on the condition that the Secretary provides for an opportunity for notice and
comment by interested persons and affected States on the
application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA1F6FF71164C4918BAF60773566AA2CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
the striking <quote>(3) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDFE550493A56B4802BD4A0CFF6FFFD7CF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID094990036DE34B3A9E28D7BB359BC88A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE67139FDE893432A81AE8ECCB9CAFF72"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="ID53F4F037FD974B7C8221DC0E8307B108"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(4) In determining</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDC6A676DC86C645C196322B32C83D544C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID151356E6C68641969D80E32F0C6138C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Basis for
determination</header><text>In
determining</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="ID23CFBAA027F849729479A46D7A068861"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF0D89A37714F40BCA7758A05BB4B8AC9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDB2FBD5B260244FD89FE09F4ED9567E3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic
vitality and development of the corridor, or the end markets served by the
corridor, may be constrained by lack of adequate or reasonably priced
electricity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0E2A97F93A0E4AF2BD9D41A84AF971B6"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDAF4D6EA882F24B8BA16B9BAAD506BAD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>economic growth in the
corridor, or the end markets served by the corridor, may be jeopardized by
reliance on limited sources of energy; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID31DCFC6DCD4B43A5A8F948E985809EA9" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a diversification of supply is
warranted;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEB574F2FE6184FFEB1B13AF63AB6D47D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the energy
independence of the United States would be served by the designation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA43EAE212B0440CFAC8679DCA2AAAC09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the designation
would be in the interest of national energy policy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8BBBE632D4734591B4C91D1772C5C515"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the designation
would enhance national defense and homeland
security.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD8557A37A814EA6AF522A1BF2A6A230"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDA849F94B4F364C6991C0FABB357EC6CF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID1D8C730383684D0688ED222026EE3CDD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Rates and
Recovery of Costs</header>
<paragraph id="ID5D774540F3584BB994F49C7192580BC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Commission shall promulgate regulations providing for the
allocation and recovery of costs prudently incurred by public utilities in
building and operating facilities authorized under this section for
transmission of electric energy generated from clean sources (such as wind,
solar energy, geothermal energy, and biomass) and recovered in rates for the
transmission of the electric energy subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE280887A70A0467BAC5E3373990EC4E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
provisions</header><text>All rates approved under the regulations promulgated
under paragraph (1), including any revisions to the regulations, shall be
subject to the requirements under sections 205 and 206 that all rates, charges,
terms, and conditions be just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or
preferential.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19565c93e3b0431b8145282f85d82bdf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rates in
organized markets</header><text>In establishing rates under section 205 or 206
for facilities built under this section by a public utility or transmitting
utility and located within or interconnecting with a regional transmission
organization, the costs of the facilities shall be allocated to all users of
the transmission system within the regional transmission
organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id18E98A4E946243E8A8D872FAE1DA9DE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study on
transmission corridors To maximize clean and renewable energy</header>
<paragraph id="id77A3E1064BEE45B597EF467B61727DBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine what
transmission corridors are necessary to allow the United States to maximize the
use of clean and renewable energy to meet the electricity needs of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCE8525490B24B38BC99FE1C68C35097"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study, including
any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA44330035A34360A3A49CEF1DBF8490"><enum>103.</enum><header>Rural
electrification loan program</header>
<subsection id="id94669F8A2FBD448C9E6FA5D998C1C047"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture—</text>
<paragraph id="id47547CBC511D40D3AC21F5092284B4BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the cost of
hardship loans made available under subsection (c)(1) and (d)(1) of section 305
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) $360,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009, to remain available until September 30, 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDFA2128C7E67413EB398A860B7FBA432"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the cost of
loan guarantees to carry out section 306 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 936),
$15,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain available until September 30,
2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC37793A57A64F27B49732536D80A86A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA9825022C29F4E4B84A85BE19E4F4AE0"><enum>104.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for renewable fuel pipelines; refueling infrastructure
corridors</header>
<subsection id="id987EC363429346C8A8D1893638B5703D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for renewable fuel pipelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle C of title II of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17051 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BA63E87E68D4BB693DC36A807E128DD" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ABA8D82B63C4427BB677E0FA2387C6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees for renewable fuel
pipelines</header>
<subsection id="IDc7457b3c6c24471ba133668d82f3ff12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id45E2483FE06544369DBBD7F2F06461EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>cost of a loan
guarantee</quote> in section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
(2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b8ff66d5b8545fa9e6a9b540bcfd19b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
project</header><text>The term <term>eligible project</term> means a project
described in subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b14c8b01645442088fe3cb5eb79cc76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guarantee</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4e7e0cf895f044a299b71142d7f9abf1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>guarantee</term> has the meaning given the
term <quote>loan guarantee</quote> in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb19c22838e445a29553db22173f35b1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>guarantee</term> includes a loan guarantee commitment (as defined in
section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7819BAD6970743DAB95F9AFF2040AEDC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Renewable
fuel</header><text>The term <term>renewable fuel</term> means fuel that is
produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or reduce the
quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID05a7d59fe9564d33bf5bfe78e378eb2e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Renewable fuel
pipeline</header><text>The term <term>renewable fuel pipeline</term> means a
common carrier pipeline for transporting renewable fuel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf76a778e41da49c4b938cec14e1864b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="idE5625E2C3C3B4B4C95300B5D5B4E2C83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make guarantees under this section
for projects that provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF931EF1756934B1B99A4C42A3632AA2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the construction
of new renewable fuel pipelines; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25745B0215D74F829475B774A48DBB48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the modification
of pipelines to transport renewable fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID56c33eefba384e82ac1c85be21aa3eb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>In
determining the eligibility of a project for a guarantee under this section,
the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf2de893ff8dd4cebabe9db435ffabf05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the volume of
renewable fuel to be moved by the renewable fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0acb2634f6c94ea1b2891af3ceae8457"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the size of the
markets to be served by the renewable fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10c7ba0067e2407583174ed82ffc66ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the existence of
sufficient storage to facilitate access to the markets served by the renewable
fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb27fbfe96b4c4648915b35dea64cfb5d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the proximity of
the renewable fuel pipeline to renewable fuel production facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e58dd6a14404b6aa5a731a9aa39fb05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the investment of
the entity carrying out the proposed project in terminal infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70A3C83CE3C74A55B1CE68CD3AB91085"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the experience of
the entity carrying out the proposed project in working with renewable
fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23b671ee7e774cb2a9347a969416f640"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to maintain the quality of the
renewable fuel through—</text>
<clause id="id9B2A4AFE37E44683990A10A409548A0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terminal
system of the entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8E9481930C8C4238BBE426C5C4052B59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the dedicated
pipeline system;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa61d49e6690e4f85904ebd99907ff527"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to complete the project in a
timely manner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID885b889af0344f159487922e04a8e6e5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to secure property rights-of-way
in order to move the proposed project forward in a timely manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd014c2ed2638461bad91ec2eb8898844"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Unless
otherwise provided by law, a guarantee by the Secretary under this section
shall not exceed an amount equal to 90 percent of the eligible project cost of
the renewable fuel pipeline that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated
at the time at which the guarantee is issued or subsequently modified while the
eligible project is under construction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9E563EA0FFA2483E8885ED9AFF5E7C50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>Guarantees under this section shall be provided in
accordance with section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16512), except that subsection (c) of that section shall not apply to
guarantees made under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05FC614EFD6945A58292CE8A06A3EADD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Final
rule</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a final rule
directing the Director of the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program
Office to initiate the loan guarantee program under this section in accordance
with this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcf733c01cd0c4d158980b5e87311090a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id2D2EEC6A549D457EBD398EA7D19B4F55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to provide $5,000,000,000 in guarantees under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe158d3061fcd46b39b72612f59ca7865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of other
appropriated funds</header><text>To the extent that the amounts made available
under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.)
have not been disbursed to programs under that title, the Secretary may use the
amounts to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id1364FF3AF1CB4D2EB5ADD6310E82C4A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Refueling
infrastructure corridors</header>
<paragraph id="idD0CFA502BD2642A7AAF97C83AD1C87C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Number of
eligible projects</header><text>Section 244(d)(1) of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17052(d)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id386EFABD5C364A618EFB26E9B1404AE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
244 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17052) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2EA93B4F268D421AB0929B1EAD7E1DE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id485594851B7E406AB5060370E60E53C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49629F5F89814BCAA4908A151695C67B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID63c2b24feb054aa1bded561b2f160241"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date on which grants are awarded under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and
desirability of—</text>
<paragraph id="id622A4B0B32DF4928B50BD21DBD7BC982"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing a
refueling infrastructure corridor for each highway on the Interstate System (as
defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id920EAA8E03814C24B207B92C40970D9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the
scope of this section to cover alternative
fuels.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB6BA1D5187084323BCD3491D3E845F53"><enum>105.</enum><header>Transportation</header>
<subsection id="id87C7B8F0EF24471CA463B41D6C9ECB97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Transportation,
for apportionment among States in accordance with the requirements for
apportionment for fiscal year 2009 under sections 104 and 105 of title 23,
United States Code, to remain available until September 30, 2010—</text>
<paragraph id="idF3323BDD158F4098ADF317E56CAA7DD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000,000 for use in carrying out
highway and bridge projects in areas described in subsection (c), with priority
given to projects for which funds can be obligated not later than the date that
is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD8411A5CE71E45DCBEF311DE6F360043"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$568,000,000 for
maintenance and new construction projects relating to Indian reservation roads
under section 204 of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66F0A452D72241CFB05D366207214011"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD42C02BE956046F8A7253ED49CAC4B4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Amounts
made available under this section may only be used for projects that are in
rural areas (within the meaning given the term in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9d68677250b14a909c4cd3a1e8fda4ef"><enum>106.</enum><header>Water
projects</header>
<subsection id="id60B0FA75C89247C3B328956BAFB89BFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for use in carrying
out authorized rural water projects of the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id39866163F19F496E8D184D383CCA8AFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID75ea380451144483bda812a34f2d622f"><enum>107.</enum><header>Rural
utilities programs of the Department of Agriculture</header>
<subsection id="idA74A779988EC4AD7823B0DC8E5BD5C82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idC83811B0B4594380B4F0FAB2B02F1EEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rural utilities
programs</header><text>The term <term>rural utilities programs</term> means the
programs of the Secretary that provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="id380DE95754274A8FB7763400A0BAACA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>water or waste
disposal grants or direct or guaranteed loans under paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF4D5F76C3F2478EA60FB59C13497606"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rural water or
wastewater technical assistance and training grants under section 306(a)(14) of
that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED73DD72CF624C398D07D2E310AB7E39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>emergency
community water assistance grants under section 306A of that Act (7 U.S.C.
1926a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE454125DD3294930929B52ACECC13358"><enum>(D)</enum><text>solid waste
management grants under section 310B(b) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1F20EBE46D7E4AD1B1270A1F7579542C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF93AC8861F4746AC92D25B4CA054058F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id0B8DFCFAC2D243E4A0A336CE5771AF93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary for the cost of grants, loans, and loan guarantees to
carry out rural utilities programs $2,000,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10CA95FD8A1443DBB2A9C5C7D5B49832"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out rural utilities programs the funds
transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd61d8b439fbd4b049d35e6c2a9349675"><enum>108.</enum><header>Rural
community facilities programs</header>
<subsection id="idB5F9148774754988B0C8B2A9EF7AF6F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Community
facility direct and guaranteed loans</header>
<paragraph id="idA77F25D61D7E4CB79313D6181ABEEABC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBF6006B501114EBB907CE57635262889"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount determined by the Secretary to be
necessary for the Secretary to make $2,500,000,000 in community facility direct
and guaranteed loans under section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1)), to remain available until September 30,
2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22BD30B09CEE42A5914A47988A408372"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
the costs of making and modifying the loans described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A37562C175941CCA324E07F46442CA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to provide those loans the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID09113790e79b4540ab52c422d2adbcea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Community
facility grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation and in addition to any other funds made
available, the Secretary shall use for cost of community facility grants under
paragraph (19), (20), or (21) of section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) (including the cost of making the
grants) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain available until September
30, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2bed46f233c34f94a7e417aee1c8b33d"><enum>109.</enum><header>Rural business
enterprise grants</header>
<subsection id="id0C4F52B8EE584AAB82AD73790300BCFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of grants to carry out
section 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(c)) $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B4F795F174341A6A620C9E782C332B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out that section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5302cfbb9eac4a6b96e4198f04a7433f"><enum>110.</enum><header>Telemedicine
and distance learning services in rural areas</header>
<subsection id="id003FAFDB3E4E49098C5B9D5B5ABA7F51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of grants and loans to
carry out chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.) $3,000,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id092B561ABA194A33BC69648103110358"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out that chapter the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idBBB2B6EF1CE34D24B431837BECD48F49"><enum>111.</enum><header>Rural
microentrepreneur assistance program</header>
<subsection id="id46395F90394E40139B6B12268ACE700C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of loans and grants to
carry out section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 2008s) $84,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6054248FBFE94C05A328EB20F98CAAC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out that section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE92F7F7A89F2495D9FFC5EFD993E32F3"><enum>112.</enum><header>Public works
and economic development</header>
<subsection id="id9CECB443CA6B47B497E4B6E3CB00F11F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Administrator of the Economic Development Administration
$250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for use in carrying
out public works and economic development projects and activities that, as of
the date of enactment of this Act, have been authorized but have not been
initiated.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id990EB8A4BD4E454AAA197786891B1C1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Administrator of the Economic Development
Administration shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to
carry out this section the funds transferred under subsection (a), without
further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB8C64E369B24991AE6039EB01FD0416" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header>Extension and
expansion of qualified zone academy bonds</header>
<subsection id="H2B6F62D874664B3788189DBB82E99B12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 54E(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking <quote>$400,000,000 for 2008 and 2009</quote> and inserting
<quote>and $400,000,000 for 2008 and $800,000,000 for 2009 and
2010</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEA01923BF6FF4915B3AA5F95495CF9FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proceeds of
bonds may be used for construction</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section
1397E(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD027675B063343D794A94900DB85ECB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>rehabilitating or repairing</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting
<quote>constructing, rehabilitating, or repairing</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32CFDA6B4DF74A9F8B70B7848E2CCBAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E),
respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2B5D53E9A51B42A8AC68970586203CE7">
<subparagraph id="ID5095E1BFC12B4644871E6E674551C413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquiring the
land on which the facility is to be
constructed,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA84FBB24406B46ABA23B81B5A900AFA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
obligations issued after December 31, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9FAB37985064417B4CE64F2482E186D"><enum>114.</enum><header>Energy
programs of the Department of Agriculture</header>
<subsection id="id279CABB087724D3AA13F4391BA2E8F5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>)—</text>
<paragraph id="id06C9D24CD43D440C99AC87D4B520EB7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the costs of
grants and loan guarantees to carry out section 9003 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id30178A79F5F94FEDA09248E878DBB333"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$150,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0DCF6D2720F495E8C3D8C4B226A37CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$210,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDCE00D19F81A440AB9F080F062641D69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9004 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8104), $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 and 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE546457676544B9AA08EC6184E8AF9B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9005 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8105), $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 and 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33318DDF74DF42A6A0539B022CB67D40"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for the costs of
grants and loan guarantees to carry out section 9007 of that Act (7 U.S.C.
8107), $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD9E7194E0D704C98B3EE1041559AE936"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9008 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8108)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id59061E7FCD9C4D2CBACA6806B2A952C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA7D6D24ED2E647E4BFF63619B6CA9904"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0752839CCFC140C5A3D7C859BD079BCC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9009 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8109), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 and 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0167104AEDD0417CB43864C093E588B3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9011 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8111)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id47072793C5304C10BFE1B847E202DF21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC64CA549D2424098B7048EA8FA2891B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id252BAE8C60004802BE72BBB0D03F2762"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to carry out
section 9013 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8113), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 and 2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CB9FA99322B4350AEA70954B27A147C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to provide those loans the funds transferred under
subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Nutrition
assistance</header>
<section id="IDd7a1f18d5984469e838967d98a1d09d6"><enum>201.</enum><header>Emergency food
assistance program</header>
<subsection id="id52D85247D4284BC98D86104C3F0B36CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) for the cost of carrying out the emergency food
assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983</act-name> (7
U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain available
until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887892B4F24946F29C3C1A7246964C84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out that program the funds transferred under
subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79FDF561FA324FD68075C99B8D41BAE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Of
funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary may use up to
$5,000,000 to carry out commodity distribution under the emergency food
assistance program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4cc209e4cefb4faa91cffa2880520d4d"><enum>202.</enum><header>Commodity
supplemental food program</header>
<subsection id="idABCDDF3BC2F3435082340F342F94E3FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of carrying out the
commodity supplemental food program established under section 5 of the
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law
93–86) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain available until September
30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98C1198010654C34A89DCD510A1EBB0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out that program the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a9a7e6af7e44f2289dc93331901a9b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Emergency food
program infrastructure grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to any other funds made
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of funds
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2009 and 2010 to carry out the emergency food program infrastructure
grant program established under section 209 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983</act-name> (7 U.S.C. 7511a).</text>
</section><section id="ID014c013b4ca84cf3bfd2e7c16fd63c1a"><enum>204.</enum><header>Special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children</header>
<subsection id="idD4FAB038FE5C477F8B6214DA7E6B506D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of carrying out the
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
established by section 17 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child
Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1786) $445,000,000 for fiscal year
2009, to remain available until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA95DA9C4E4F4AD59D35EB9A1DCAF39B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall be entitled to
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out that section the funds
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Rural
housing</header>
<section id="idC8C4758497504FCCB6B0A036E34ABCCA"><enum>301.</enum><header>Doug Bereuter
section 502 single family housing loan guarantee program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use—</text>
<paragraph id="idAF767D26F93846A5B6095EA6B161A802"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for the
Secretary to make—</text>
<subparagraph id="id22A4F4266B5F45ED83FE84AD3F5D44B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,000,000,000 in
direct loans under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1472(h)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id730E4BC22B7F448D98BDDA4A989E0F18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$18,000,000,000
in unsubsidized guaranteed loans under that subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7EC05FF1FA2F41519D514481C5BB0D65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for
the costs of making direct loans and unsubsidized guaranteed loans under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Rural
Health</header>
<section id="id3D24C00AE7144C94AEBC25E28CCCED48"><enum>401.</enum><header>National
Health Service Corps programs</header>
<subsection id="idDC79EBF96C434156A4165D1906F438BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and in addition to any other funds made available, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for use in carrying out
the projects under the National Health Service Corps programs under subparts II
and III of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.
and 42 U.S.C. 254<italic>l</italic> et seq.) for each of the fiscal years 2009
and 2010, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64B292CD60F14927B2A26BD431A1FD0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the
funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id33D0BD6E671146ACB3CF718DF6D19576"><enum>402.</enum><header>Improved
access to ambulance services</header>
<subsection id="id48C8A0BC03844DEABC13DE7FC38B8CE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
increased medicare payments for certain ground ambulance
services</header><text>Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF7A7576A328943EB8F6B44BAC4DCEFAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7EE5674F98E7411184D924C1CE97F050"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2007, and for</quote> and inserting <quote>2007, for</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCEBD5AC394414A6995FF14B72EE55F09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and for such services described in clause (i) furnished on or after
January 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2011</quote> after <quote>2010</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id978335F29D0A4EA1AA3D98CE8610631A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and before January 1, 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>and
before January 1, 2009, or 6 percent if such service is furnished on or after
January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2011</quote> after
<quote>2010</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE42996FCCDF841E2B5BF8545FF8B0288"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
assistance for rural providers furnishing services in low population density
areas</header><text>Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2010</quote>
and inserting <quote>January 1, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id35A13B2272454C3DA0525AC157587A38"><enum>403.</enum><header>Applying rural
home health add-on policy for <enum-in-header>2009</enum-in-header> and
<enum-in-header>2010</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 421(a) of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173; 117 Stat.
2283), as amended by section 5201(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
(Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 46), is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id187003AF0A854226B633ACA34CC759B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, and episodes</quote>
and inserting <quote>, episodes</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AA54FB7DB1740D8BB933356356E6E46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and episodes and visits ending on or after January 1, 2009, and before
January 1, 2011,</quote> after <quote>January 1, 2007,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H25FC8A6B4EB3404899D1822893DD819D"><enum>404.</enum><header>Extension of
the reclassification of certain hospitals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 106 of division B
of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 1395 note), as amended
by section 117 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
(Public Law 110–173) and section 124 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients
and Providers Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–275), is amended by striking
<quote>September 30, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30,
2010</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19A3E2FB6F9E4371A4175372D0CC7236"><enum>501.</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of
Senate enforcement, the amounts made available under this Act are designated as
emergency requirements and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to
section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
the budget for fiscal year 2008.</text>
</section>