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SA 3813. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3500 proposed by Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. GRASSLEY) to the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title I, insert the following:
Subtitle H--Flexible State Funds
SEC. 1941. OFFSET.
(a) Offset.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2012, the Secretary shall reduce the total amount of payments described in paragraph (2) received by the producers on a farm by 35 percent.
(2) PAYMENT.--A payment described in this paragraph is a payment in an amount of more than $10,000 for the crop year that is--
(A) a direct payment for a covered commodity or peanuts received by the producers on a farm for a crop year under section 1103 or 1303; or
(B) the fixed payment component of an average crop revenue payment for a covered commodity or peanuts received by the producers on a farm for a crop year under section 1401(b)(2).
(3) APPLICATION.--This subsection does not apply to a payment provided under a contract entered into by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Savings.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that any savings resulting from subsection (a) are used--
(1) to provide $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out section 379F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as added by section 1943);
(2) to provide an additional $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to carry out section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224) (as amended by section 6401);
(3) to provide an additional $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the grassland reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.);
(4) to provide an additional $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)) (as amended by section 11052);
(5) to provide an additional $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the farmland protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program'');
(6) to provide an additional $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out the Farmers' Market Promotion Program established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005);
(7) to carry out sections 4101 and 4013 (and the amendments made by those sections), without regards to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4908(b); and
(8) to make any funds that remain available after providing funds under paragraphs (1) through (7) to the Commodity Credit Corporation for use in carrying out section 1942.
SEC. 1942. FLEXIBLE STATE FUNDS.
(a) Funding.--
(1) BASE GRANTS.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each State to be used to benefit agricultural producers and rural communities in the State, in the amount of--
(A) for fiscal year 2008, $220,000; and
(B) for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2017, $2,500,000.
(2) PROPORTIONAL FUNDING.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall allocate among the States $220,000,000 for fiscal years 2009 through 2017, with each State receiving a grant in an amount equal to the proportion that--
(i) the amount of the reduction in payments in the State under section 1941(a); bears to
(ii) the total amount of reduced payments in all States under that section.
(B) STATE FUNDS.--The Secretary shall maintain a separate account for each State consisting of amounts allocated for the State in accordance with subparagraph (A).
(C) USE OF FUNDS.--The Secretary shall use amounts maintained in a State account described in subparagraph (B) to carry out eligible programs in the appropriate State in accordance with a determination made by a State board under subsection (b)(3).
(b) State Boards.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary shall establish a State board for each State that consists of the State directors of--
(A) the Farm Service Agency;
(B) the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and
(C) USDA-Rural Development.
(2) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.--A State board established under paragraph (1) shall consult with and conduct appropriate outreach activities with respect to relevant State agencies (including State agencies with jurisdiction over agriculture, rural development, public schools, and nutrition assistance), producers, and local rural and agriculture industry leaders to collect information and provide advice regarding the needs and preferred uses of the funds provided under this section.
(3) DETERMINATION.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Each State board shall determine the use of funds allocated under subsection (a)(2) among the eligible programs described in subsection (c)(1) based on the State needs and priorities as determined by the board.
(B) REQUIREMENT.--Of the funds allocated under subsection (a)(2) during each 5-year period, at least 20 percent of the funds shall be used to carry out eligible programs described in subparagraphs (M) through (P) of subsection (c)(1).
(c) Eligible Programs.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Funds allocated to a State under subsection (b) may be used in the State--
(A) to provide stewardship payments for conservation practices under the conservation security program established under subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.);
(B) to provide cost share for projects to reduce pollution under the environmental quality incentives program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.), including manure management;
(C) to assist States and local groups to purchase development rights from farms and slow suburban sprawl under the farmland protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program'');
(D) the grassland reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.);
(E) to provide loans and loan guarantees to improve broadband access in rural areas in accordance with the program under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb);
(F) to provide to rural community facilities loans and grants under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a));
(G) to provide water or waste disposal grants or direct or guaranteed loans under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a));
(H) to make value-added agricultural product market development grants under section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224);
(I) the rural microenterprise assistance program under section 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as added by section 6022);
(J) to provide organic certification cost share or transition funds under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);
(K) to provide grants under the Rural Energy for America Program established under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (as amended by section 9001);
(L) to provide grants under the Farmers' Market Promotion Program established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005);
(M) to provide vouchers for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program under section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007);
(N) to provide vouchers for the farmers' market nutrition program established under section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m));
(O) to provide grants to improve access to local foods and school gardens under section 18(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(i)); and
(P) subject to paragraph (2), to provide additional locally or regionally produced commodities for use by the State for any of--
(i) the fresh fruit and vegetable program under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (as added by section 4903);
(ii) the commodity supplemental food program established under section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93-86);
(iii) the emergency food assistance program established under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.);
(iv) the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); and
(v) the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)).
(2) WAIVERS.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary may waive a local or regional purchase requirement under any program described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(P) if the applicable State board demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a sufficient quality or quantity of a local or regional product is not available.
(B) EFFECT.--A product purchased by a State board that receives a waiver under subparagraph (A) in lieu of a local or regional product shall be produced in the United States.
(d) Maintenance of Effort.--Funds made available to a program of a State under this section shall be in addition to, and shall not supplant, any other funds provided to the program under any other Federal, State, or local law (including regulations).
SEC. 1943. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) (as amended by section 6028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 379F. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.--The term `health information technology' includes total expenditures incurred for--
``(A) purchasing, leasing, and installing computer software and hardware, including handheld computer technologies, and related services;
``(B) making improvements to computer software and hardware;
``(C) purchasing or leasing communications capabilities necessary for clinical data access, storage, and exchange;
``(D) services associated with acquiring, implementing, operating, or optimizing the use of computer software and hardware and clinical health care informatics systems;
``(E) providing education and training to rural health facility staff on information systems and technology designed to improve patient safety and quality of care; and
``(F) purchasing, leasing, subscribing, or servicing support to establish interoperability that--
``(i) integrates patient-specific clinical data with well-established national treatment guidelines;
``(ii) provides continuous quality improvement functions that allow providers to assess improvement rates over time and against averages for similar providers; and
``(iii) integrates with larger health networks.
``(2) RURAL AREA.--The term `rural area' means any area of the United States that is not--
``(A) included in the boundaries of any city, town, borough, or village, whether incorporated or unincorporated, with a population of more than 20,000 residents; or
``(B) an urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such a city, town, borough, or village.
``(3) RURAL HEALTH FACILITY.--The term `rural health facility' means any of--
``(A) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)));
``(B) a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)));
``(C) a Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))) that is located in a rural area;
``(D) a rural health clinic (as defined in that section (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)));
``(E) a medicare-dependent, small rural hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(G) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G))); and
``(F) a physician or physician group practice that is located in a rural area.
``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to rural health facilities for the purpose of assisting the rural health facilities in--
``(1) purchasing health information technology to improve the quality of health care or patient safety; or
``(2) otherwise improving the quality of health care or patient safety, including through the development of--
``(A) quality improvement support structures to assist rural health facilities and professionals--
``(i) to increase integration of personal and population health services; and
``(ii) to address safety, effectiveness, patient- or community-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity; and
``(B) innovative approaches to the financing and delivery of health services to achieve rural health quality goals.
``(c) Amount of Grant.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant provided under this section.
``(d) Provision of Information.--A rural health facility that receives a grant under this section shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require--
``(1) to evaluate the project for which the grant is used; and
``(2) to ensure that the grant is expended for the purposes for which the grant was provided.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Dec 6, 2007.)
At the end of title I, insert the following:
Subtitle H--Flexible State Funds
SEC. 1941. OFFSET.
(a) Offset.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2012, the Secretary shall reduce the total amount of payments described in paragraph (2) received by the producers on a farm by 35 percent.
(2) PAYMENT.--A payment described in this paragraph is a payment in an amount of more than $10,000 for the crop year that is--
(A) a direct payment for a covered commodity or peanuts received by the producers on a farm for a crop year under section 1103 or 1303; or
(B) the fixed payment component of an average crop revenue payment for a covered commodity or peanuts received by the producers on a farm for a crop year under section 1401(b)(2).
(3) APPLICATION.--This subsection does not apply to a payment provided under a contract entered into by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Savings.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that any savings resulting from subsection (a) are used--
(1) to provide $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out section 379F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as added by section 1943);
(2) to provide an additional $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to carry out section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224) (as amended by section 6401);
(3) to provide an additional $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the grassland reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.);
(4) to provide an additional $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)) (as amended by section 11052);
(5) to provide an additional $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the farmland protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program'');
(6) to provide an additional $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out the Farmers' Market Promotion Program established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005);
(7) to carry out sections 4101 and 4013 (and the amendments made by those sections), without regards to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4908(b); and
(8) to make any funds that remain available after providing funds under paragraphs (1) through (7) to the Commodity Credit Corporation for use in carrying out section 1942.
SEC. 1942. FLEXIBLE STATE FUNDS.
(a) Funding.--
(1) BASE GRANTS.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each State to be used to benefit agricultural producers and rural communities in the State, in the amount of--
(A) for fiscal year 2008, $220,000; and
(B) for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2017, $2,500,000.
(2) PROPORTIONAL FUNDING.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall allocate among the States $220,000,000 for fiscal years 2009 through 2017, with each State receiving a grant in an amount equal to the proportion that--
(i) the amount of the reduction in payments in the State under section 1941(a); bears to
(ii) the total amount of reduced payments in all States under that section.
(B) STATE FUNDS.--The Secretary shall maintain a separate account for each State consisting of amounts allocated for the State in accordance with subparagraph (A).
(C) USE OF FUNDS.--The Secretary shall use amounts maintained in a State account described in subparagraph (B) to carry out eligible programs in the appropriate State in accordance with a determination made by a State board under subsection (b)(3).
(b) State Boards.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary shall establish a State board for each State that consists of the State directors of--
(A) the Farm Service Agency;
(B) the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and
(C) USDA-Rural Development.
(2) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.--A State board established under paragraph (1) shall consult with and conduct appropriate outreach activities with respect to relevant State agencies (including State agencies with jurisdiction over agriculture, rural development, public schools, and nutrition assistance), producers, and local rural and agriculture industry leaders to collect information and provide advice regarding the needs and preferred uses of the funds provided under this section.
(3) DETERMINATION.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Each State board shall determine the use of funds allocated under subsection (a)(2) among the eligible programs described in subsection (c)(1) based on the State needs and priorities as determined by the board.
(B) REQUIREMENT.--Of the funds allocated under subsection (a)(2) during each 5-year period, at least 20 percent of the funds shall be used to carry out eligible programs described in subparagraphs (M) through (P) of subsection (c)(1).
(c) Eligible Programs.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Funds allocated to a State under subsection (b) may be used in the State--
(A) to provide stewardship payments for conservation practices under the conservation security program established under subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.);
(B) to provide cost share for projects to reduce pollution under the environmental quality incentives program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.), including manure management;
(C) to assist States and local groups to purchase development rights from farms and slow suburban sprawl under the farmland protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program'');
(D) the grassland reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.);
(E) to provide loans and loan guarantees to improve broadband access in rural areas in accordance with the program under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb);
(F) to provide to rural community facilities loans and grants under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a));
(G) to provide water or waste disposal grants or direct or guaranteed loans under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a));
(H) to make value-added agricultural product market development grants under section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224);
(I) the rural microenterprise assistance program under section 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as added by section 6022);
(J) to provide organic certification cost share or transition funds under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);
(K) to provide grants under the Rural Energy for America Program established under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (as amended by section 9001);
(L) to provide grants under the Farmers' Market Promotion Program established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005);
(M) to provide vouchers for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program under section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007);
(N) to provide vouchers for the farmers' market nutrition program established under section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m));
(O) to provide grants to improve access to local foods and school gardens under section 18(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(i)); and
(P) subject to paragraph (2), to provide additional locally or regionally produced commodities for use by the State for any of--
(i) the fresh fruit and vegetable program under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (as added by section 4903);
(ii) the commodity supplemental food program established under section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93-86);
(iii) the emergency food assistance program established under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.);
(iv) the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); and
(v) the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)).
(2) WAIVERS.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary may waive a local or regional purchase requirement under any program described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(P) if the applicable State board demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a sufficient quality or quantity of a local or regional product is not available.
(B) EFFECT.--A product purchased by a State board that receives a waiver under subparagraph (A) in lieu of a local or regional product shall be produced in the United States.
(d) Maintenance of Effort.--Funds made available to a program of a State under this section shall be in addition to, and shall not supplant, any other funds provided to the program under any other Federal, State, or local law (including regulations).
SEC. 1943. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) (as amended by section 6028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 379F. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.--The term `health information technology' includes total expenditures incurred for--
``(A) purchasing, leasing, and installing computer software and hardware, including handheld computer technologies, and related services;
``(B) making improvements to computer software and hardware;
``(C) purchasing or leasing communications capabilities necessary for clinical data access, storage, and exchange;
``(D) services associated with acquiring, implementing, operating, or optimizing the use of computer software and hardware and clinical health care informatics systems;
``(E) providing education and training to rural health facility staff on information systems and technology designed to improve patient safety and quality of care; and
``(F) purchasing, leasing, subscribing, or servicing support to establish interoperability that--
``(i) integrates patient-specific clinical data with well-established national treatment guidelines;
``(ii) provides continuous quality improvement functions that allow providers to assess improvement rates over time and against averages for similar providers; and
``(iii) integrates with larger health networks.
``(2) RURAL AREA.--The term `rural area' means any area of the United States that is not--
``(A) included in the boundaries of any city, town, borough, or village, whether incorporated or unincorporated, with a population of more than 20,000 residents; or
``(B) an urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such a city, town, borough, or village.
``(3) RURAL HEALTH FACILITY.--The term `rural health facility' means any of--
``(A) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)));
``(B) a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)));
``(C) a Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))) that is located in a rural area;
``(D) a rural health clinic (as defined in that section (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)));
``(E) a medicare-dependent, small rural hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(G) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G))); and
``(F) a physician or physician group practice that is located in a rural area.
``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to rural health facilities for the purpose of assisting the rural health facilities in--
``(1) purchasing health information technology to improve the quality of health care or patient safety; or
``(2) otherwise improving the quality of health care or patient safety, including through the development of--
``(A) quality improvement support structures to assist rural health facilities and professionals--
``(i) to increase integration of personal and population health services; and
``(ii) to address safety, effectiveness, patient- or community-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity; and
``(B) innovative approaches to the financing and delivery of health services to achieve rural health quality goals.
``(c) Amount of Grant.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant provided under this section.
``(d) Provision of Information.--A rural health facility that receives a grant under this section shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require--
``(1) to evaluate the project for which the grant is used; and
``(2) to ensure that the grant is expended for the purposes for which the grant was provided.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Dec 6, 2007.)
