S.Amdt. 3242

SA 3242. Mr. JONES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms.
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In subtitle C of title V, add at the end the following:

SEC. 53___. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act is amended by inserting after section 374 (7 U.S.C.
2008i) the following:

``SEC. 375. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

``Assistance under section 306(a) for a community facility
or under section 310B may include the refinancing of a debt
obligation of a rural hospital as an eligible loan or loan
guarantee purpose if the assistance would--
``(1) help preserve access to a health service in a rural
community; and
``(2) meaningfully improve the financial position of the
hospital.''.
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