S.Amdt. 1259

SA 1259. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms.
Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:
Sec. __.  In determining awardees of grants under the
distance learning and telemedicine program under chapter 1 of
subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide attention
to the need for distance learning and telemedicine access in
moderately rugged and highly rugged areas, as defined by the
Road Ruggedness Scale of the Economic Research Service.
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