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Reauthorize

To extend the legal authority for a government program or agency to continue operating, typically for a set period, without necessarily changing its structure or funding levels.

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

A program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides grants and loans to rural communities to help them acquire equipment and infrastructure for remote education and healthcare services.

Rural areas

Geographic regions outside of densely populated urban and suburban centers, often characterized by lower population density, agricultural land, and fewer services.

Telehealth

The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health education, and public health.