RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.

SEC. 2391. RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. (a) Grant for Demonstration Project— The Secretary of Agriculture shall award a grant for the establishment of a project to demonstrate a model approach to improving rural health infrastructure. The project established with such grant shall— (1) carry out systematic, community-based rural health needs assessments; (2) identify and coordinate available health services resources; (3) improve community infrastructure through health education and information and leadership development and training; and (4) develop community generated health improvement strategies. (b) Project Implementation.— The project established under subsection (a) shall be implemented through the cooperation of— (1) an academic medical center with accredited health professions schools, including schools of medicine, dentistry, public health, nursing, and allied health; (2) the Cooperative Extension System of a land-grant university; and (3) county-based citizens’ organizations concerned with rural health services. (c) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.— To carry out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.