S. 1916 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1916 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2015Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015. 2. Telecommunications services for skilled nursing facilities (a) In general Section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: (vii) skilled nursing facilities; ; and (4) in clause (viii), as redesignated, by striking clauses (i) through (vi) and inserting clauses (i) through (vii). (b) Savings clause Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the aggregate annual cap on Federal universal service support for health care providers under section 54.675 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.