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 PUBLIC LAW 102-237—DEC. 13, 1991 105 STAT. 1881 (1) AMENDMENTS.— Section 2888(h) of such Act (104 Stat. 4053) 7 USC 1991. is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting "and" after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "; and" and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3). (2) SPECIAL RULE.— The ConsoUdated Farm and Rural Devel- 7 USC 1991 note, opment Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendment made by 2388(h)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 had never been enacted, (i) REPEAL OF SECTION 2388(i).— Subsection (i) of section 2388 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4053) is hereby repealed and the Consolidated Farm and Rural 7 USC 1994. Development Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendments made by such subsection had never been enacted. SEC. 703. AMENDMENTS TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF 1936. (a) AMENDMENT TO SECTION llA(e).— Section llA(e) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 911a(e)) is amended by striking "1 percent" and inserting "2 percent". (b) REPEAL OF SECTION 17.— Section 17 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 917) is repealed. (c) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 501. — Section 501 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 950aa) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting "and" after the semicolon; (2) by striking paragraph (7); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7). (d) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 502(a)(2).— Section 502(a)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 950aa-l(a)(2)) is amended by striking "as defined in this Act". SEC. 704. RURAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 502(i)(l) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662) (as redesignated by section 403(a)(2)(B) of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) RURAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.— The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Rural Health Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services, may make grants to academic medical centers or land grant colleges and universities, or any combination thereof, for the establishment of rural health leadership development education programs that shall assist rural communities in developing health care services and facilities that will provide the maximum benefit for the resources invested and assist community leaders and public officials in understanding their roles and responsibilities relative to rural health services and facilities, including— "(i) community decisions regarding funding for and retention of rural hospitals; "(ii) rural physician and allied health professionals recruitment and retention; "(iii) the aging rural population and senior services required to care for the population; "(iv) the establishment and maintenance of rural emergency medical services systems; and 49-194O- 92-30:QL.3Part2

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