,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjai,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to aw>d grants to nurs+ homes1 assi/$   
liv+ facilities1 & o!r long-t]m c>e     
facilities to improve _! prep>$ness =   
p[] outages4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,prep>$ness =   
,p[] ,outages ,act ( #bjai4  #b4        
,improv+ ! prep>$ness ( nurs+ homes1    
assi/$ liv+ facilities1 & o!r long-t]m  
c>e facilities = p[] outages ,! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #cai;,c-#b ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#c;b7 ! foll[+ new     
section3  #cai;,c-#c4 ,improv+ !        
prep>$ness ( nurs+ homes1 assi/$ liv+   
facilities1 & o!r long-t]m c>e          
facilities = p[] outages  7a7 ,grants ,!
 ,secret>y may aw>d grants to nurs+     

homes1 assi/$ liv+ facilities1 & o!r    
long-t]m c>e facilities to improve _!   
prep>$ness = p[] outages1 includ+ dur+ &
 aft] a natural disa/]4  7b7 ,use (     
funds ,! prep>$ness activities fund$    
?r\gh a grant "u ?is section may        
include--  7#a7 ! pur*ase ( a backup p[]
 s\rce1 su* z a g5]ator1 & any relat$   
equipm5t2 &  7#b7 ! creation ( a        
regional res\rce directory on disa/] &  
po/-disa/] prep>$ness = p[] outages4    
7c7 ,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce 
to nurs+ homes1 assi/$ liv+ facilities1 
& o!r long-t]m c>e facilities t-- 7#a7  
are locat$ 9 areas t--  7,a7 h a high   
proportion (-- 7i7 eld]ly resid5ts2 or  
7ii7 individuals :o are enroll$ 9 a     
,/ate plan "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 7or "u a waiv] ( su* plan72 &     
7,b7 h a high risk ( hurricanes or o!r  
natural disa/]s2 &  7#b7 h n be5 cit$ = 
a sub/antive ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
violation4  7d7 ,au?orization (         

appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y4  4