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116 STAT. 430 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 Launching Our Communities'Access to Local Television Act of 2000 (47 U.S.C. 1103(e)(l)(C)(i)) have access to local television broadcast signals for virtually all households (as determined by the Secretary); or "(II) December 31, 2006. "(C) ADVANCED APPROPRIATIONS. — Subsections (c) and (h)(1)(B) of section 1004 and section 1005(n)(3)(B) shall not apply to amounts made available under this paragraph.". (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) APPROVAL OF LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 1004 of the Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000 (47 U.S.C. 1103) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by striking "section 5" and inserting "section 1005"; and (ii) by striking "section 11" and inserting "section 1011"; (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking "section 3" and inserting "section 1003"; and (C) in the first sentence of subsection (h)(2)(D), by striking "section 5" and inserting "section 1005". (2) ADMINISTRATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES.— Section 1005 of the Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000 (47 U.S.C. 1104) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking "sections 3 and 4" and inserting "sections 1003 and 1004"; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking "section 6(a)(2)" and inserting "section 1006(a)(2)"; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking "section 4(d)(3)(B)(iii)" and inserting "section 1004(d)(3)(B)(iii)"; and (C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking "section 4(g)" and inserting "section 1004(g)". 7 USC 2655. SEC. 6405. RURAL FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL GRANT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) 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. (b) USE OF FUNDS. — (1) SCHOLARSHIPS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Not less than 60 percent of the amounts made available for competitively-awarded grants under this section shall be used to provide grants to fund partial scholarships for training of individuals at training centers approved by the Secretary. (B) PRIORITY. —In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to grant applicants that provide for training within the region (or locality) of the applicant.