,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjah,mrs4
 ,torres introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a pilot program for emergency 
medical systems1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,rapid ,response ,pilot    
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,pilot program for  
emergency medical systems  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services1 acting through the    
,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness 
and ,response 7referred to in this      
section as the ,secretary71 shall award 
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to not  
more than three eligible entities for   
the purpose of carrying out the         
activities described in subsection 7c74 
,a grant awarded under this subsection  
shall be for a period of three years4   
7b7 ,eligible entities ,in order to be  
eligible for a grant under subsection   

7a71 an entity shall-- 7#a7 be a ,state 
or local emergency medical system2 and  
7#b7 submit to the ,secretary an        
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use
 of grant funds  7#a7 ,in general ,an   
entity that receives a grant under      
subsection 7a7 shall use the grant funds
 to study emergency medical response    
times and the best approaches for       
obtaining such information4  7#b7       
,coordination ,in carrying out paragraph
 7#a71 an entity shall coordinate with  
nonprofit hospitals1 ambulance services 
providers1 and other relevant           
stakeholders4  7d7 ,report ,an entity   
that receives a grant under subsection  
7a7 shall submit to the ,secretary a    
report on the activities carried out    
under subsection 7c7 at such time and in
 such form and manner as the ,secretary 
may require4  7e7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,for purposes of carrying
 out this section1 there is authorized  

to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for the   
period of fiscal years #bjai through    
#bjba4