,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,fortenberry introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to authorize assistance to be provided 
under certain rural development programs
 for the establishment or expansion of  
animal care facilities or veterinary    
practices in rural areas4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,returning ,essential ,rural ,veterinary
 ,animal ,care ,act or the ,,re-,,vac   
,act4  #b4 ,authority for assistance to 
be provided under certain rural         
development programs for the            
establishment or expansion of animal    
care facilities or veterinary practices 
in rural areas  7a7 ,community          
facilities loans and grants ,section    
#cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and 
,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aibf7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bg7 ,community    

facility direct loans and grants for    
establishment or expansion of animal    
care facilities or veterinary practices 
in rural areas ,the ,secretary may      
provide community facility direct loans 
and grants under paragraphs 7#a71 7#ai71
 7#bj71 and 7#ba7 for the establishment 
or expansion of an animal care facility 
or a veterinary practice in a rural     
area4 ,the ,secretary may not deny such 
a loan or grant to an entity otherwise  
eligible for the loan or grant on the   
basis that any facility constructed     
using the loan or grant will be used by 
a for-profit entity4  4  7b7 ,rural     
economic development loans and grants   
,section #cac;,b7a7 of the ,rural       
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #idj;c-#b7;a77 is amended by  
at the end the following3 ,a project    
designed to establish or expand an      
animal care facility or a veterinary    
practice in a rural area shall be       
eligible for a grant or loan under this 
section4 ,the ,secretary may not deny   

such a grant or loan to an entity       
otherwise eligible for the grant or loan
 on the basis that any facility         
constructed using the grant or loan will
 be used by a for-profit entity44