[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3326. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH 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__. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Certain Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``and guaranteed'';
       (B) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (C) by striking ``(1), (2), and (24)'' and inserting ``(1) 
     and (2)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (B) by striking ``(21), and (24)'' and inserting ``and 
     (21)''.
       (b) Rural Broadband Program.--Section 601(b)(3)(A)(ii) of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
     950bb(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``in the case of 
     a direct loan,'' before ``a city''.
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