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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4017 "(1) for grants under this section, $30,000,000 for each fiscal year; and "(2) for loans under this section, $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.". SEC. 2328. WATER OR WASTE DISPOSAL LOANS TO BENEFIT RURAL BUSINESSES. Section 306(a)(l) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(l)) is amended by inserting "rural businesses," after "farm laborers,". SEC. 2329. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER GRANTS AND LOANS. Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(20) In making or insuring loans or making grants under this subsection, the Secretary may not condition approval of such loans or grants upon any requirement, condition or certification other than those specified under this Act.". Subtitle D—Enhancing Human Resources Teiecommunications. CHAPTER 1—DISTANCE LEARNING AND MEDICAL LINK PROGRAMS SEC. 2331. PURPOSE. 7 USC 950 aaa. The purposes of this chapter are to provide incentives for local telephone exchange carriers, rured community facilities and rural residents to improve the quality of phone service, to provide access to advanced telecommunications services and computer networks, and to improve rural opportunities. SEC. 2332. GOAL. 7 USC 950 aaa-1. It is a goal of the Federal government to make affordable advgmced telecommunications available to rural residents, including services such as reliable facsimile document and data transmission, multifrequency tone signaling services, 911 emergency service with automatic number identification, interactive audio and visual transmissions, voicemail services designed to record, store, and retrieve voice messages, and other advanced telecommunications services. SEC. 2333. DEFINITIONS. 7 USC 950 aaa-2. As used in this chapter: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. — The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration. (2) COMMUNICATION SATELLITE GROUND STATION COMPLEX. — The term "communication satellite ground station complex" includes transmitters, receivers, and communications antennas at the Earth station site together with the interconnecting terrestrial transmission facilities (cables, line, or microwave facilities) and modulating and demodulating equipment necessary for processing traffic received from the terrestrial distribution system prior to transmission via satellite and the traffic received from the satellite prior to transfer to terrestrial distribution systems.