[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3242. Mr. JONES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In subtitle C of title V, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 53___. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

       Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act is amended by inserting after section 374 (7 U.S.C. 
     2008i) the following:

     ``SEC. 375. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

       ``Assistance under section 306(a) for a community facility 
     or under section 310B may include the refinancing of a debt 
     obligation of a rural hospital as an eligible loan or loan 
     guarantee purpose if the assistance would--
       ``(1) help preserve access to a health service in a rural 
     community; and
       ``(2) meaningfully improve the financial position of the 
     hospital.''.
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