,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,austin ,scott of ,georgia 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,hagedorn7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for assistance to   
rural health1 education1 and public     
safety facilities affected by the       
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,assistance for     
,rural ,health1 ,safety and ,educational
 ,facilities ,act4  #b4 ,assistance for 
rural heath1 safety and educational     
facilities  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,agriculture 7in this     
section referred to as the ,secretary7  
may-- 7#a7 make a grant to any hospital1
 health facility1 public safety         
facility1 or education facility that is 
eligible for assistance under section   
#cjf7;a77#a7 or #caj;,b7g7 of the       
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          

,development ,act and is located in a   
rural area 7within the meaning of       
section #cdc7;a77#ac77;,c7 of such ,act1
 subject to sections #cdc7;a77#ac77;,h7 
and #cdc7;a77#ac77;,i7 of such ,act72   
7#b7 provide a zero interest loan or a  
#a percent loan to1 forgive principal or
 interest or modify any term or         
condition of an outstanding loan made   
to1 or refinance part or all of any     
other loan if the purpose of the loan or
 loan part is an eligible purpose under 
such section #cjf7;a77#a7 to any        
hospital1 health facility1 public safety
 facility1 or education facility that is
 eligible for a direct loan under such  
section #cjf7;a77#a72 and  7#c7 reduce  
or eliminate any fee that would         
otherwise be required to be paid under  
such section #cjf7;a77#a7 or #caj;,b7g7 
with respect to a loan guarantee        
provided to any hospital1 health        
facility1 public safety facility1 or    
education facility1 on the condition    
that the borrower receives the benefit  

resulting from the reduction or         
elimination of the fee4  7b7 ,level of  
assistance ,the ,secretary may provide  
assistance to an entity under this      
section as the ,secretary determines is 
necessary to-- 7#a7 ensure that the     
entity has the necessary resources to   
maintain public health1 safety1 or      
order2  7#b7 address financial hardships
 of the entity due to the ,,covid-#ai   
public health emergency2 and  7#c7      
promote the financial stability of the  
entity4  7c7 ,use of funds ,an entity to
 which assistance is provided under this
 section may use the assistance-- 7#a7  
for any purpose for which the entity is 
eligible for assistance under such      
section #cjf7;a77#a7 or #caj;,b2 or     
7#b7 for any eligible direct operational
 expenses of the entity1 as determined  
by the ,secretary4  7d7 ,notice ,the    
,secretary may disburse funds under this
 section pursuant to #a or more notices 
in the ,federal ,register1 without      
regard to publication of any final      

rulemaking4  7e7 ,appropriation  7#a7   
,in general ,out of any money in the    
,treasury of the ,united ,states not    
otherwise appropriated1 there are       
appropriated #d1jjj1jjj1jjj to carry out
 this section4  7#b7 ,reservation for   
assistance to hospitals and health      
facilities ,the ,secretary shall reserve
 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj of the amount           
appropriated by paragraph 7#a7 for      
assistance to hospitals and health      
facilities eligible for assistance under
 this section4  7#c7 ,reservation for   
administrative expenses ,the ,secretary 
shall reserve #c percent of the amount  
appropriated by paragraph 7#a7 for      
administrative expenses incurred in     
carrying out this section4  7#d7        
,availability ,the amount appropriated  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available
 through ,december #ca1 #bjba4