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 ,r4 #eeib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,"y (     
,alaska7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
include c]ta9 areas )9 ! fronti] &      
remote area levels designations4  #a4   
,modify+ ,,hrsa me?odology = designation
 ( fronti] & remote areas ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 9 develop+ !       
me?odology = ! designation ( fronti] &  
remote areas publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 
on ,may #e1 #bjad 7#gi ,f$4 ,reg4       
#beeii71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all--  7#a7 designate z a     
fronti] area any area 9 ,hawaii or      
,alaska t is def9$ or designat$ z rural 
"u ! law ( ! respective ,/ate = purposes
 ( det]m9+ :e!r ! area qualifies z rural
 = a ,f$]al program2 &  7#b7 include1 9 
addition to ! fronti] & remote area     
levels o!rwise def9$ pursuant to su*    

me?odology1 a level 7develop$ 9         
accordance ) a process e/abli%$ by !    
,secret>y7 = areas t h unique           
*>act]i/ics 7su* z be+ geographically   
isolat$7 t %\ld qualify su* areas = su* 
designation4