S.Amdt. 3322

SA 3322. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO 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:

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 61__. CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING CHALLENGES.

Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Consideration of Funding Challenges.--In making a
determination on an application for a loan, loan guarantee,
or grant under this title, the Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, consider the funding challenges
posed by any large quantity of Federal land in or near a
community or county in which the project to be carried out
using the loan, loan guarantee, or grant is located.''.
At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 62__. CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING CHALLENGES.

Section 4 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 904) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Consideration of Funding Challenges.--In making a
determination on an application for a loan, loan guarantee,
or grant under this Act, the Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, consider the funding challenges posed by
any large quantity of Federal land in or near a community or
county in which the project to be carried out using the loan,
loan guarantee, or grant is located.''.
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