,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4  
,engel 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new     
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
conduct a /udy on ! /ate ( hospital     
infra/ructure 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,hospitals 
,act4  #b4 ,,hhs /udy on hospital       
infra/ructure  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation
 ) ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal? & o!r public 
heal? entities1 %all conduct a /udy on !
 /ate ( hospital infra/ructure 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,topics ,! /udy "u  
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( b>ri]s to access+  
capital = infra/ructure at hospitals    
s]v+ vuln]able populations1 su* z       
hospitals describ$ 9 section            
#ahhf7;d77#e77;,f77i7 ( ! ,social       

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieww7d77#e77;,f77i71 relat+ to       
disproportionate %>e paym5ts71 sole     
community hospitals 7z def9$ 9 section  
#ahhf7;d77#e77;,d77iii7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7d77#e77;,f77i771      
critical access hospitals 7z def9$ 9    
section #ahfa7mm77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7mm77#a771 & public     
hospitals1 includ+--  7,a7              
recomm5dations = address+ su* b>ri]s1   
:i* may include recomm5dations = grants 
or l[-co/ borr[+ vehicles2  7,b7        
analysis ( ! impact ( su* b>ri]s on     
manag+ infra/ructure at su* hospitals1  
includ+ ) respect to life-safety issues 
& em]g5cy prep>$ness2 &  7,c7           
id5tification ( public funds t are      
available =-- 7i7 br++ su* hospitals    
into compliance ) applicable laws2 &    
7ii7 ensur+ t su* hospitals & !         
communities !y s]ve are appropriately   
prep>$ = respond+ to em]g5cies includ+  
public heal? em]g5cies4  7#b7 ,an       
assessm5t ( ! /ate ( heal? in=mation    

te*nology at hospitals 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 includ+--  7,a7 ! /ate (        
electronic m$ical records & ! dep5d5ce (
 hospitals & heal? sy/ems on te*nology t
 is outdat$ or debunk$2 &  7,b7 b>ri]s  
associat$ ) updat+ heal? in=mation      
te*nology1 includ+ ) respect to h>dw>e1 
s(tw>e1 adm9i/rative burd51 /aff tra9+1 
& associat$ co/s4  7c7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all complete ! /udy "u ?is    
section & submit a report on ! results (
 su* /udy to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4