7 U.S.C. § 2651 — Untitled legal text

Page 1521 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2655 amendments and the plan shall continue in effect with- out the amendments. ‘‘(g) AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE THE 50 STATES.—Not- withstanding any provision of the Act, the Secretary shall, upon request of a producer or a producer organi- zation, issue an amendment to the plan to include the 50 States of the United States. Such amendment shall not be subject to a referendum.’’ § 2626. Separability If any provision of this chapter or the applica- tion thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this chapter and of the application of such pro- vision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Pub. L. 91–670, title III, § 317, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2047.) § 2627. Authorization There is hereby made available from the funds provided by section 612c of this title such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter: Provided, That no such sum shall be used for the payment of any expenses or ex- penditures of the board in administering any provision of any plan issued under authority of this chapter. (Pub. L. 91–670, title III, § 318, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2047.) CHAPTER 59—RURAL FIRE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL FARM RE- SEARCH AND EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER I—RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION Sec. 2651 to 2654. Repealed. 2655. Rural firefighters and emergency medical service assistance program. SUBCHAPTER II—RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 2661. Statement of purposes and goals. 2662. Programs authorized. 2662a. Repealed. 2663. Funding. 2664. Cooperating colleges and universities. 2665. Withholding funds. 2666. Definitions. 2667. Regulations. 2668. Omitted. 2669. Pilot projects for production and marketing of industrial hydrocarbons and alcohols from agricultural commodities and forest products. 2670. Repealed. 2671. Establishment of technical assistance pro- gram. SUBCHAPTER I—RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION §§ 2651 to 2654. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(6), formerly § 13(a)(6), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 16(a)(6), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525 Section 2651, Pub. L. 92–419, title IV, § 401, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 816(a), as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 240, related to purpose and findings for provisions relating to rural community fire protection assistance. Section 2652, Pub. L. 92–419, title IV, § 402, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1504, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1021, related to terms and conditions, funding requirements, etc., for cooperative agreements with State officials. Section 2653, Pub. L. 92–419, title IV, § 403, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 671, related to reporting requirements for Secretary of Agriculture. Section 2654, Pub. L. 92–419, title IV, § 404, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 671; Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 816(b), as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 240; amended Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1505, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1021, related to authorization of appropriations for assistance. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 17 of Pub. L. 95–313, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2101 of Title 16, Conservation. § 2655. Rural firefighters and emergency medical service assistance program (a) Definition of emergency medical services 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’’ in- cludes services (whether compensated or vol- unteer) delivered by an emergency medical services provider or other provider recognized by the State involved that is licensed or cer- tified by the State as— (A) an emergency medical technician or the equivalent (as determined by the State); (B) a registered nurse; (C) a physician assistant; or (D) a physician that provides services similar to services provided by such an emergency medical services provider. (b) Grants The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities— (1) to enable the entities to provide for im- proved emergency medical services in rural areas; and (2) to pay the cost of training firefighters and emergency medical personnel in fire- fighting, emergency medical practices, and re- sponding 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 of- fice; (B) a State emergency medical services as- sociation; (C) a State office of rural health or an equivalent agency; (D) a local government entity;