Sec. 2. Housing for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers
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Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph: The term educator means an individual who— is employed full-time as a teacher, principal, or administrator by— a public elementary school or secondary school that provides direct services to students in grades prekindergarten through grade 12, or a Head Start program; and meets the appropriate teaching certification or licensure requirements of the State for the position in which the individual is employed; or is employed full-time as a librarian, a career guidance or counseling provider, an education aide, or in another instructional or administrative position for a public elementary school or secondary school.
The term medical provider means— a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy; an American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian recognized as a traditional healing practitioner; a health care provider that— is licensed or certified under Federal or State law, as applicable; and is providing services that are eligible for coverage under a plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code; a provider authorized under section 119 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616 l ); or any other individual that the Secretary determines is capable of providing health care services.
The term public safety officer means an individual who is employed full-time— as a law enforcement officer by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of general local government, or an Indian tribe; or as a firefighter by a fire department of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of general local government, or an Indian tribe. The term qualified community means any open country, or any place, town, village, or city— that is not part of or associated with an urban area; and that— has a population of not more than 2,500; or has a population of not more than 10,000; and is not accessible by a motor vehicle, as defined in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.
The term qualified housing means housing for educators, public safety officers, or medical providers that is located in a qualified community. The term qualified project means— the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing; the payment of interest on bonds or other financing instruments (excluding instruments used for refinancing) that are issued for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing; the repayment of a loan used— for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing; or to purchase real property on which qualified housing will be constructed; purchasing or leasing real property on which qualified housing will be constructed, renovated, modernized, or repaired; or any other activity normally associated with the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing, as determined by the Secretary.
The terms educational service agency , elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The Secretary may make a grant to an applicant to carry out a qualified project. The Secretary may guarantee a loan made to an applicant for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing. The Secretary may make payments of interest on bonds, loans, or other financial instruments (other than financial instruments used for refinancing) that are issued to an applicant for a qualified project.
An applicant that desires a grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application that— indicates whether the qualified housing for which the grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest is sought is located in a qualified community; identifies the applicant; indicates whether the applicant prefers to receive a grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest under this paragraph; describes how the applicant would ensure the adequate maintenance of qualified housing assisted under this paragraph; demonstrates a need for qualified housing in a qualified community, which may include a deficiency of affordable housing, a deficiency of habitable housing, or the need to modernize, renovate, or repair housing; describes the expected impact of the grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest on— educators, public safety officers, and medical providers in a qualified community, including the impact on recruitment and retention of educators, public safety officers, and medical providers; and the economy of a qualified community, including— any plans to use small business concerns for the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing; and the short- and long-term impact on the rate of employment in the qualified community; and describes how the applicant would ensure that qualified housing assisted under this paragraph is used for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers.
The State Director of Rural Development for a State may submit to the Secretary an evaluation of any application for a qualified project in the State for which an application for assistance under this paragraph is submitted and the Secretary shall take into consideration the evaluation in determining whether to provide assistance. In awarding grants and making loan guarantees and payments of interest under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that is— a State educational agency or local educational agency; an educational service agency; a State or local housing authority; an Indian tribe or tribal organization, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ); a tribally designated housing entity; a local government; or a consortium of any of the entities described in clauses
(i)through (vi). The Secretary may provide assistance to the same applicant under only 1 of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). As a condition of eligibility for a grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest under this paragraph, at least 1 named applicant shall be required to maintain ownership of the qualified housing that is the subject of the grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest during the greater of— 15 years; or the period of the loan for which a loan guarantee or payment of interest is made under this paragraph. Not later than 2 years after the date on which an applicant receives a grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest under this paragraph, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary a report that— describes how the grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest was used; and contains an estimate of the number of jobs created or maintained by use of the grant, loan guarantee, or payment of interest. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the program under this paragraph. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $50,000,0000 for fiscal year 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter. Any amounts appropriated to carry out this paragraph shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the appropriation. Of any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall use— not less than 50 percent to make grants under this paragraph; not more than 5 percent to carry out national activities under this paragraph, including providing technical assistance and conducting outreach to qualified communities; and any amounts not expended in accordance with subclauses
(I)and
(II)to make loan guarantees and payments of interest under this paragraph. .
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