12 2 STA T . 1 96 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 4 6 —J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (i ii )UNOBLIGATED A M O U NT S.—Anyamou n ts int her eser v es f orafis c a l year esta b lishe d under clauses (i) and (ii) that are not obli g ated by J une 30 of the fiscal year shall be available to the S ecretary to ma k e grants under this subsection to eligible entities in any State , as determined by the Secretary. ’ ’. SEC.6203 . AGRI C ULT URE I N N OV ATION CENTER D E M ONSTRATION P RO - GRAM. Section 64 0 2 of the F arm Security and R ural I nvestment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S. C . 1 621 note
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ublic L a w 107 – 171) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following
‘‘(i) AUT H O R I Z ATION O F A P PROPRIATIONS.— T here is authori z ed tobea p propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $ 6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012.’’. SEC. 620 4 . RURAL F IREFIG H TERS AND EMERGENC Y MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 640 5 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2655) is amended to read as follows: ‘ ‘SEC. 640 5 . RURAL FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ‘‘(a) D EFINITION OF E MERGEN CYM EDICAL SER V ICES.—In this section: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘emergency medical services’ means resources used by a public or nonprofit entity to deliver medical care outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of— ‘‘(A) the condition of a patient; or ‘‘( B ) a natural disaster or related condition. ‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—The term ‘emergency medical services’ includes services (whether compensated or volunteer) delivered by an emergency medical services provider or other provider recognized by the State involved that is licensed or certified by the State as— ‘‘(A) an emergency medical technician or the e q uivalent (as determined by the State); ‘‘(B) a registered nurse; ‘‘(C) a physician assistant; or ‘‘(D) a physician that provides services similar to serv - ices provided by such an emergency medical services pro- vider. ‘‘(b) G RANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to eligible enti- ties— ‘‘(1) to enable the entities to provide for improved emer- gency medical services in rural areas; and ‘‘(2) to pay the cost of training firefighters and emergency medical personnel in firefighting, emergency medical practices, and responding to hazardous materials and bioagents in rural areas. ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be— ‘‘(A) a State emergency medical services office; ‘‘(B) a State emergency medical services association; ‘‘(C) a State office of rural health or an equivalent agency;
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