,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbe,ms4   
,und]wood 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mann7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prioritize heal? c>e facilities & 
m5tal or behavioral heal? facilities 9 !
 ,community ,facilities program = fiscal
 ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjca1 & all[ loans & 
grants "u ! program to be us$ = m$ical  
supplies1 increas+ teleheal?            
capabilities1 support+ /aff+ ne$s1 or   
r5ovat+ & remodel+ clos$ facilities4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prioritiz+ ,rural ,hospitals ,act4   
#b4 ,improv+ rural heal? c>e access  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,= fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh    
#bjca1 9 select+ recipi5ts ( direct     
loans or grants = ! developm5t (        
ess5tial community facilities "u section
 #cjf7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural
 ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibf7;a771 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
%all give priority to entities eligible 

= ! direct loans or grants to develop-- 
7#a7 heal? c>e facilities2 or  7#b7     
m5tal or behavioral heal? facilities1   
includ+ c]tifi$ community behavioral    
heal? cl9ics describ$ 9 section #bbc ( !
 ,protect+ ,access to ,m$ic>e ,act (    
#bjad 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a note2      
,public ,law #aac-ic74  7b7 ,use ( funds
 ,an eligible entity ref]r$ to 9        
subsection 7a7 t receives a direct loan 
or grant pursuant to ?is section may use
 ! direct loan or grant funds to-- 7#a7 
provide m$ical supplies2  7#b7 increase 
teleheal? capabilities1 includ+ und]ly+ 
heal? c>e in=mation sy/ems2  7#c7       
support /aff+ ne$s1 subject to !        
condition t ! eligible entity %all n use
 m ?an #be p]c5t ( ! direct loan or     
grant funds = ?is purpose2 or  7#d7     
r5ovate or remodel clos$ heal? c>e      
facilities4  7c7 ,limitation on o!r     
reprioritizations ,= fiscal ye>s #bjbf  
?r\gh #bjca1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
%all n make any national                
reprioritizations )9 ! ,community       

,facilities direct loan & grant programs
 "u section #fjh ( ! ,rural ,developm5t 
,act ( #aigb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjd;b-#b74