,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjag,mr4 ,wicker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove the limitation  
on certain amounts for which large      
non-rural hospitals may be reimbursed   
under the ,healthcare ,connect ,fund of 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reaching ,underserved ,rural   
,areas to ,lead on ,telehealth ,act4    
#b4 ,healthcare connect fund ,the       
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall amend section #ed4fcj of title    
#dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 by 
striking subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and    
inserting the following3  7b7           
,participation of non-,rural health care
 provider sites ,an eligible non-rural  
health care provider may receive        

universal service support if-- 7#a7 a   
majority of the locations that the      
non-rural health care provider serves   
are in rural areas2 and  7#b7 the       
eligible non-rural health care provider 
serves as a ,consortium ,leader1 as     
described in section #ed4fca4  4