,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,gian=te 7= himself & ,mr4    
,duffy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize !   
rural em]g5cy m$ical s]vice tra9+ &     
equipm5t assi/ance program "u section   
#ccj;,j ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,homet[n ,h]oes ,relief ,act (      
#bjag4  #b4 ,reau?orization ( rural     
em]g5cy m$ical s]vice tra9+ & equipm5t  
assi/ance program ,section #ccj;,j ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#ae7 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7g7 & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7c7 ,use ( funds ,an entity    
%all use am\nts receiv$ "u a grant made 
"u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 ei!r   
directly or ?r\gh grants to em]g5cy     
m$ical s]vice squads t are locat$ 91 or 
t s]ve resid5ts (1 a nonmetropolitan    
/ati/ical area1 an area designat$ z a   

rural area by any law or regulation ( a 
,/ate1 or a rural c5sus tract ( a       
metropolitan /ati/ical area 7z det]m9$  
"u ! mo/ rec5t ,goldsmi? ,modification1 
orig9ally publi%$ 9 a notice (          
availability ( funds 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 
on ,febru>y #bg1 #aiib1 #eg ,f$4 ,reg4  
#fgbe71 to--  7#a7 tra9 em]g5cy m$ical  
s]vice p]sonnel 9 em]g5cy response1     
injury prev5tion1 safety aw>5ess1 & o!r 
topics relevant to ! deliv]y ( em]g5cy  
m$ical s]vices2  7#b7 fund specific     
tra9+ to meet ,f$]al or ,/ate           
c]tification requirem5ts2  7#c7 develop 
new ways to educate em]g5cy heal? c>e   
provid]s ?r\gh ! use ( te*nology-enhanc$
 educational me?ods 7su* z di/ance      
le>n+72  7#d7 acquire em]g5cy m$ical    
s]vices equipm5t2 &  7#e7 acquire       
p]sonal protective equipm5t = em]g5cy   
m$ical s]vices p]sonnel z requir$ by !  
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration4  7d7 ,em]g5cy m$ical     
s]vices ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m em]g5cy   
m$ical s]vices-- 7#a7 means res\rces us$

 by a qualifi$ public or private        
nonpr(it entity1 or by any o!r entity   
recogniz$ z qualifi$ by ! ,/ate involv$1
 to deliv] m$ical c>e outside ( a m$ical
 facility "u em]g5cy conditions t occur 
z a result ( ! condition ( ! pati5t2 &  
7#b7 includes s]vices deliv]$ by an     
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices provid] 7ei!r    
comp5sat$ or volunte]7 or o!r provid]   
recogniz$ by ! ,/ate involv$ t is lic5s$
 or c]tifi$ by ! ,/ate z an em]g5cy     
m$ical te*nician or its equival5t 7z    
det]m9$ by ! ,/ate71 a regi/]$ nurse1 a 
physician assi/ant1 or a physician t    
provides s]vices simil> to s]vices      
provid$ by su* an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices
 provid]4  7e7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal    
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  7#b7           
,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y may use 
n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt appropriat$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye> = !     
adm9i/rative exp5ses ( c>ry+ out ?is    

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