,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjah,mr4    
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,ms4   
,baldw91 & ,ms4 ,/ab5[7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
reau?orize ! rural em]g5cy m$ical       
s]vices tra9+ & equipm5t assi/ance      
program "u section #ccj;,j ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ &   
,improv+ ,rural ,,ems ,ne$s ,act ( #bjah
 or ! ,,sir5 ,act ( #bjah4  #b4         
,reau?orization ( rural em]g5cy m$ical  
s]vices tra9+ & equipm5t assi/ance      
program ,section #ccj;,j ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;c-#ae7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9          
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 9 rural areas &
 ins]t+ 9 rural areas or to resid5ts (  
rural areas2 &  7#b7 by /rik+           
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7g7 & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7b7 ,eligibility2 application  

,to be eligible to receive grant "u ?is 
section1 an entity %all-- 7#a7 be--     
7,a7 an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy    
op]at$ by a local or tribal gov]nm5t    
7includ+ fire-bas$ & non-fire bas$72 or 
7,b7 an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy t  
is describ$ 9 section #eja7;c7 ( !      
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 
f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code2 &
  7#b7 submit an application to !       
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,an entity   
%all use am\nts receiv$ ?r\gh a grant "u
 subsection 7a7 to-- 7#a7 recruit &     
reta9 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices p]sonnel1  
:i* may include volunte] p]sonnel2  7#b7
 tra9 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices p]sonnel z 
appropriate to obta9 & ma9ta9 lic5ses & 
c]tifications relevant to s]vice 9 an   
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy describ$ 9 
subsection 7b77#a72  7#c7 conduct c\rses
 t qualify graduates to s]ve 9 an       
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy describ$ 9 
subsection 7b77#a7 9 accordance ) ,/ate 

& local requirem5ts2  7#d7 fund specific
 tra9+ to meet ,f$]al or ,/ate lic5s+ or
 c]tification requirem5ts2  7#e7 develop
 new ways to educate em]g5cy heal? c>e  
provid]s ?r\gh ! use ( te*nology-enhanc$
 educational me?ods2  7#f7 acquire      
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices equipm5t2 or     
7#g7 acquire p]sonal protective equipm5t
 = em]g5cy m$ical s]vices p]sonnel z    
requir$ by ! ,occupational ,safety &    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  7d7 ,grant am\nts
 ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be
 9 an am\nt n to exce$ #bjj1jjj4  7e7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices-- 7,a7 means    
res\rces us$ by a public or private     
nonpr(it lic5s$ entity 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]$ 7ei!r on a comp5sat$ or
 volunte] basis7 by an em]g5cy m$ical   
s]vices provid] or o!r provid] t is     
lic5s$ or c]tifi$ by ! ,/ate involv$ z  
an em]g5cy m$ical te*nician1 a p>am$ic1 

or an equival5t pr(essional 7z det]m9$  
by ! ,/ate74  7#b7 ,! t]m rural area    
means-- 7,a7 a nonmetropolitan /ati/ical
 area2  7,b7 an area designat$ z a rural
 area by any law or regulation ( a      
,/ate2 or  7,c7 a rural c5sus tract ( a 
metropolitan /ati/ical area 7z det]m9$  
"u ! mo/ rec5t rural urban commut+ area 
code z set =? by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget74  7f7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal    
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4  7#b7           
,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y may use 
n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt appropriat$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>
 = ! adm9i/rative exp5ses ( c>ry+ out   
?is section4  4