,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bb1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission to e/abli% a
 program to be kn[n z ! ,exp&+          
,teleheal? ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,teleheal?    
,expansion ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,exp&+    
,teleheal? ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
e/abli% a program to be kn[n z ! ,exp&+ 
,teleheal? ,program4  7b7 ,purposes (   
program ,! purposes ( ! ,program are--  
7#a7 to support connect$ c>e s]vices =  
l[-income individuals1 individuals      
resid+ 9 rural areas1 & vet]ans ?r\gh   
teleheal? s]vices & heal? c>e provid]s2 
7#b7 to defray ! co/s ( int]net s]vices 
to heal? c>e provid]s to provide        
connect$ c>e s]vices to l[-income       

individuals1 individuals resid+ 9 rural 
areas1 & vet]ans ) conditions su* z     
behavioral heal? conditions1 opioid     
dep5d5cy1 *ronic heal? conditions 7su* z
 diabetes1 kidney disease1 he>t disease1
 /roke recov]y1 & traumatic bra9        
injury71 m5tal heal? conditions1 canc]1 
& high-risk pregnancies2  7#c7 to       
promote innovative teleheal? s]vices    
te*nologies by emp[]+ heal? c>e provid]s
 to connect directly ) pati5ts2 &  7#d7 
to ga!r data & in=mation on m$ical      
conditions1 transitions ( c>e s]vices1  
teleheal? s]vices1 & heal? c>e provid]  
res\rces or ne$s t may be consid]$ 9    
pot5tial re=ms ne$$ to improve !        
effici5cy or effectiv5ess ( ! ,program4 
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,program1 !   
,commission %all submit to congressional
 committees ( jurisdiction a report on !
 impacts ( ! ,program on access to heal?
 c>e s]vices1 improvem5ts 9 ! heal?     
/atus ( pati5ts1 & ! co/-effectiv5ess ( 
! ,program4 ,! report %all also include 

recomm5dations to ,congress on policy   
re=ms ne$$ or ways to improve teleheal? 
s]vices1 includ+ teleheal? s]vices      
provid$ to l[-income individuals1       
individuals resid+ 9 rural areas1       
vet]ans1 & o!r und]s]v$ populations4    
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,int]net s]vice ,! t]m int]net     
s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m broadb&   
int]net access s]vice 9 section #h4a7;b7
 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7#c7 ,program ,! t]m      
,program means ! ,exp&+ ,teleheal?      
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74    
7#d7 ,transitions ( c>e s]vices ,! t]m  
transitions ( c>e s]vices means !       
movem5t ( a pati5t f "o sett+ ( c>e to  
ano!r sett+ ( c>e1 includ+ sett+s ( c>e 
su* z hospitals1 ambulatory prim>y c>e  
practices1 ambulatory specialty c>e     
practices1 long-t]m c>e facilities1 home
 heal?1 & rehabilitation facilities4