7 USC § 1990a - Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1990a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1990a - Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1990a"
section_name: "Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL CREDIT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 342, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6103, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4728.)"
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# § 1990a. Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt

section 1926(a) of this titlesection 1932 of this title

Assistance under  for a community facility, or under , may include the refinancing of a debt obligation of a rural hospital as an eligible loan or loan guarantee purpose if the assistance would help preserve access to a health service in a rural community, meaningfully improve the financial position of the hospital, and otherwise meet the financial feasibility and adequacy of security requirements of the Rural Development Agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 342, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6103, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4728.)

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