[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4672]
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  SA 3322. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO 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:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 61__. CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING CHALLENGES.

       Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Consideration of Funding Challenges.--In making a 
     determination on an application for a loan, loan guarantee, 
     or grant under this title, the Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, consider the funding challenges 
     posed by any large quantity of Federal land in or near a 
     community or county in which the project to be carried out 
     using the loan, loan guarantee, or grant is located.''.
       At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 62__. CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING CHALLENGES.

       Section 4 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
     U.S.C. 904) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Consideration of Funding Challenges.--In making a 
     determination on an application for a loan, loan guarantee, 
     or grant under this Act, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, consider the funding challenges posed by 
     any large quantity of Federal land in or near a community or 
     county in which the project to be carried out using the loan, 
     loan guarantee, or grant is located.''.
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