Sec. 6001. Prioritizing projects to meet health crises in rural America
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Title VI of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204a–2204b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, after consultation with such public health officials as may be necessary, may announce a temporary reprioritization for certain rural development loan and grant applications to assist rural communities in responding to a specific health emergency. In the announcement, the Secretary shall— specify the nature of the emergency affecting the heath of rural Americans; describe the actual and potential effects of the emergency on the rural United States; identify the services and treatments which can be used to reduce those effects; and publish the specific temporary changes needed to assist rural communities in responding to the emergency Not later than 48 hours after making or extending an announcement under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and transmit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a written notice of the declaration or extension.
The Secretary may extend an announcement under subsection
(a)if the Secretary determines that the emergency will continue after the declaration would otherwise expire. An announcement under subsection
(a)shall expire on the earlier of— the date the Secretary determines that the emergency has ended; or the end of the 360-day period beginning with the later of— the date the announcement was made; or the date the announcement was most recently extended. . Section 2333(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: While a temporary reprioritization announced under section 608 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, the Secretary shall make available not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 2335A for financial assistance under this chapter, for telemedicine services to identify and treat individuals affected by the emergency, subject to subparagraph (B). In the case of a fiscal year for which the Secretary determines that there are not sufficient qualified applicants to receive financial assistance to reach the 10-percent requirement under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make available less than 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 2335A for those services. . 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: While a temporary reprioritization announced under section 608 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, in selecting recipients of loans, loan guarantees, or grants for the development of essential community facilities under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to entities eligible for those loans or grants— to develop facilities to provide services related to reducing the effects of the health emergency, including— prevention services; treatment services; recovery services; or any combination of those services; and that employ staff that have appropriate expertise and training in how to identify and treat individuals affected by the emergency. An eligible entity described in subparagraph
(A)that receives a loan or grant described in that subparagraph may use the loan or grant funds for the development of telehealth facilities and systems to provide for treatment directly related to the emergency involved. . Section 502(i) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2662(i) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: While a temporary reprioritization announced under section 608 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, in making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that will use the grant to address the announced emergency. . Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.), as amended by paragraph
(1)of this subsection, is amended— in section 502, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting (referred to in this title as the after Secretary ) Agriculture ; and by striking Secretary of Agriculture each place it appears (other than in section 502 in the matter preceding subsection (a)) and inserting Secretary .
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- 7 USC 2204a–2204b
- 7 USC 950aaa–2(c)
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Sec. 6001
Prioritizing projects to meet health crises in rural America
Cite7 USC 2204a–2204b
Cite7 USC 950aaa–2(c)
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