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 12 2 STA T . 12 09PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22, 200 8‘ ‘ (d)USEOFFUND S .—Ane n ti t yshal l u sea mo unts r e c ei v ed under a g rant made under su b section (b) only in a rural area— ‘‘( 1 ) to hire or recruit emergency medical service p ersonnel ‘‘( 2 ) to recruit or retain volunteer emergency medical service personnel; ‘‘( 3 ) to train emergency medical service personnel in emer - gency response , in j ury prevention, sa f ety a w areness, or other topics relevant to the delivery of emergency medical services; ‘‘( 4 ) to fund training to meet S tate or Federal certification re q uirements; ‘‘( 5 ) to provide training for firefighters or emergency med- ical personnel for improvements to the training facility, equip- ment, curricula, or personnel; ‘‘( 6 ) to develop new ways to educate emergency health care providers through the use of technology-enhanced edu- cational methods (such as distance learning); ‘‘( 7 ) to acquire emergency medical services vehicles, including ambulances; ‘‘( 8 ) to acquire emergency medical services equipment, including cardiac defibrillators; ‘‘( 9 ) to acquire personal protective equipment for emergency medical services personnel as required by the O ccupational Safety and H ealth Administration; or ‘‘(1 0 ) to educate the public concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ), first aid, injury prevention, safety aware- ness, illness prevention, or other related emergency prepared- ness topics. ‘‘(e) P R EFEREN C E.— I n awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to— ‘‘(1) applications that reflect a collaborative effort by 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through ( G ) of subsection (c)(1); and ‘‘(2) applications submitted by entities that intend to use amounts provided under the grant to fund activities described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (d). ‘‘(f) MAT C HI N G RE Q UIRE M ENT.— T he Secretary may not ma k e a grant under this section to an entity unless the entity makes available (directly or through contributions from other public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward the activities to be carried out under the grant in an amount equal to at least 5 percent of the amount received under the grant. ‘‘(g) AUTHORI Z ATION OF A P PROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERA L .—There is authori z ed to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section not more than $ 30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATI V E COSTS.— N ot more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may be used for administrative e x penses incurred in carrying out this section. ’ ’. SEC.6205 . IN S URA NCE OFL OANS FOR H OUSIN G AN D RELA T ED FACILI - TIES FOR DO M ESTIC FARM LA B OR. Section 514(f)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘or the handling of such commod- ities in the unprocessed stage’’ and inserting ‘‘, the handling of agricultural or aquacultural commodities in the unprocessed stage, or the processing of agricultural or aquacultural commodities’’.

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