To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify the status of the Rural Telephone Bank and its accounting policies, and for other purposes.
Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to: (1) encourage the development of consortia to provide health care or educational services through telecommunications in rural areas of a qualified local exchange carrier service area; and (2) provide grants ($1.5 million maximum award, three-year maximum disbursement) for such purposes.
Provides for expedited telephone loans for local exchange carrier service areas.
Extends the termination date for certain distance learning and medical link programs provisions of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Amendment SP 3403 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Leahy.
Amendment SP 3403 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 102-551
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On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 102-551.
Became Public Law No: 102-551.