,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,e%oo 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide = ! expansion ( !   
,rural ,heal? ,c>e ,program ( ! ,f$]al  
,communications ,commission 9 response  
to ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,heal?c>e ,broadb& ,expansion ,dur+     
,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4 ,expansion (     
,rural ,heal? ,c>e ,program ( ,,fcc 9   
response to ,,covid-#ai  7a7            
,promulgation ( regulations requir$ ,n  
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
promulgate regulations modify+ !        
requirem5ts 9 subp>t ,g ( "p #ed ( title
 #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 9 !  
foll[+ mann]3 7#a7 ,a heal? c>e provid] 
n locat$ 9 a rural area %all be treat$ z
 a rural heal? c>e provid] = ! purposes 
( ! ,heal?c>e ,connect ,fund ,program4  

7#b7 ,! disc\nt rate = an eligible      
exp5se ?r\gh ! ,heal?c>e ,connect ,fund 
,program 7z describ$ 9 section          
#ed4faa7;a7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation7 %all be increas$ to #he     
p]c5t 9 fund+ ye>s #bjai1 #bjbj1 & #bjba
 = eligible equipm5t pur*as$ or eligible
 s]vices r5d]$ 9 su* fund+ ye>s 7includ+
 = eligible equipm5t1 upfront paym5ts1 &
 multi-ye> commitm5ts )\t limitation74  
7#c7 ,a tempor>y1 mobile1 or satellite  
heal? c>e deliv]y site %all be treat$ z 
a heal? c>e provid] or an eligible site 
( a heal? c>e provid] = purposes (      
det]m9+ eligibility = ! ,heal?c>e       
,connect ,fund ,program or !            
,telecommunications ,program4  7#d7 ,!  
waiv] ( ! application w9d[ specifi$ 9   
section #ed4fba7;a7 ( title #dg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulation71 = fund+ ye> #bjai4  7#e7 ,!
 adoption & implem5tation ( a roll+     
application process to all[ a heal? c>e 
provid] to apply = fund+4  7#f7 ,!      

foll[+ *anges to c]ta9 bidd+            
requirem5ts3 7,a7 ,a waiv] ( any        
requirem5t "u section #ed4fbb ( title   
#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any
 successor regulation71 = a heal? c>e   
provid] upgrad+ an exi/+ support$ s]vice
 at a p>ticul> location1 effective z ( !
 date ( decl>ation ( ! public heal?     
em]g5cy pursuant to section #cai ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 z a result ( confirm$ 
cases ( ,,covid-#ai1 if ! heal? c>e     
provid] ma9ta9s ! same eligible s]vice  
provid] to provide ! upgrad$ s]vice at  
su* location4  7,b7 ,r$uction ( !       
#bh-;day wait+ p]iod describ$ 9 section 
#ed4fbb7;g7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 to a #ad-;day wait+ p]iod4 
7,c7 ,modification ( ! requirem5ts 9    
section #ed4fbb ( title #dg1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation71 to-- 7i7 provide t bid     
evaluation crit]ia may give additional  
consid]ation to ! spe$ ) :i* an eligible

 s]vice provid] c initiate s]vice2 &    
7ii7 enc\rage applicants to consid] bids
 f diff]5t provid]s to provide s]vice to
 diff]5t locations ( su* applicants1 if 
consid]+ bids 9 ?is mann] w\ld exp$ite !
 ov]all timel9e = initiat+ or exp&+     
s]vice to individual locations4  7#g7   
,issuance ( a decision on ea*           
application = fund+ n lat] ?an #fj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! application is     
fil$4  7#h7 ,release ( fund+ n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* an invoice  
is submitt$ ) respect to an application 
t is approv$1 applicable s]vices h be5  
provid$1 & requir$ invoices h be5       
submitt$ z requir$ "u program rules4    
7b7 ,additional *anges to ,rural ,heal? 
,c>e ,program  7#a7 ,release ( fund+ =  
out/&+ fund+ reque/s ,! ,commission %all
 release fund+ = all reque/s 7out/&+ z (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 = fund+
 "u ! ,rural ,heal? ,c>e ,program n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 except t = fund+ reque/s     
subject to a review ( ! applicable rural

 rate1 ! ,commission %all release int]im
 fund+ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act bas$ on ! mo/    
rec5t approv$ rural rate = a simil>     
s]vice1 subject to a true-up foll[+ !   
completion ( su* review4 ,?is p>agraph  
%all n be con/ru$ to require !          
,commission to release fund+ = a reque/ 
if ! ,commission is1 on ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 inve/igat+ pot5tial
 wa/e1 fraud1 or abuse allegations )    
respect to a specific applicant or      
s]vice provid] to :i* su* reque/        
relates4  7#b7 ,delay ( implem5tation   
s*$ule ,! ,commission %all-- 7,a7 delay 
by "o ye> ! implem5tation ( sections    
#ed4fjd & #ed4fje ( title #dg1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation71 z adopt$ 9 ! ,report &     
,ord] 9 ! matt] ( ,promot+ ,teleheal? 9 
,rural ,am]ica 7,,fcc #ai-gh7 t 0 adopt$
 by ! ,commission on ,augu/ #a1 #bjai2 &
  7,b7 delay application ( ! new        
def9ition ( simil> s]vices z describ$ 9 
p>agraphs #ad to #bj ( su* ,report &    

,ord] until ! implem5tation ( su*       
sections4  7c7 ,effective date (        
regulations ,! regulations requir$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date on :i* su* regulations are         
promulgat$4  7d7 ,t]m9ation (           
regulations ,except to ! ext5t t !      
,commission det]m9es t "s or all ( !    
regulations promulgat$ "u subsection 7a7
 %\ld rema9 9 effect 7exclud+ any       
regulation promulgat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 (
 su* subsection71 su* regulations %all  
t]m9ate on ! lat] (-- 7#a7 ! e>li] (--  
7,a7 ! date t is #fj days aft] !        
t]m9ation ( ! decl>ation1 or any r5ewal 
!re(1 ( ! public heal? em]g5cy pursuant 
to section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 z a 
result ( confirm$ cases ( ,,covid-#ai2 &
  7,b7 ! date ( ! expiration ( !        
appropriation 9 subsection 7f77#b72 &   
7#b7 ! date t is #i mon?s aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,exemptions 
7#a7 ,notice & comm5t rulemak+          
requirem5ts ,section #eec ( title #e1   

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to a  
regulation promulgat$ "u subsection 7a7 
or a rulemak+ to promulgate su* a       
regulation4  7#b7 ,pap]work ,r$uction   
,act requirem5ts ,a collection (        
in=mation conduct$ or sponsor$ "u !     
regulations requir$ by subsection 7a71  
or "u section #bed ( ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 9     
connection ) univ]sal s]vice support    
provid$ "u su* regulations1 %all n      
con/itute a collection ( in=mation = !  
purposes ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce (    
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction      
,act74  7f7 ,em]g5cy ,rural ,heal? ,c>e 
,connectivity ,fund  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates a fund to be kn[n z !     
,em]g5cy ,rural ,heal? ,c>e             
,connectivity ,fund4  7#b7              
,appropriation ,!re is appropriat$ to ! 
,em]g5cy ,rural ,heal? ,c>e             
,connectivity ,fund1 out ( any money 9 !
 ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1       

#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 to rema9 
available ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbb4  7#c7 
,use ( funds ,am\nts 9 ! ,em]g5cy ,rural
 ,heal? ,c>e ,connectivity ,fund %all be
 available to ! ,commission to c>ry out 
! ,rural ,heal? ,c>e ,program1 z modifi$
 by ! regulations promulgat$ "u         
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,relation%ip to   
univ]sal s]vice contributions ,support  
provid$ "u ! regulations requir$ by     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 ( subsection  
7a7 %all be provid$ f am\nts made       
available "u p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is        
subsection & n f contributions "u       
section #bed7;d7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d774  
,su* support %all be 9 addition to1 & n 
9 replacem5t (1 funds au?oriz$ by !     
,commission = ! ,rural ,heal? ,c>e      
,program z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act f contributions "u section #bed7;d7
 ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d774  7g7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m   
,commission means ! ,f$]al              

,communications ,commission4  7#b7      
,eligible equipm5t ,! t]m eligible      
equipm5t means ! equipm5t describ$ 9    
section #ed4fac ( title #dg1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74  7#c7 ,eligible s]vice     
provid] ,! t]m eligible s]vice provid]  
means a provid] describ$ 9 section      
#ed4fjh ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7#d7 ,fund+ ye> ,! t]m    
fund+ ye> has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #ed4fjj7;a7 ( title #dg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulation74  7#e7 ,heal? c>e provid] ,!
 t]m heal? c>e provid] has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #ed4fjj7;b7 ( title   
#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any
 successor regulation74  7#f7 ,heal?c>e 
,connect ,fund ,program ,! t]m ,heal?c>e
 ,connect ,fund ,program has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ed4fjb7;b7 (    
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or any successor regulation74  7#g7    
,multi-ye> commitm5ts ,! t]m multi-ye>  

commitm5ts means ! commitm5ts describ$ 9
 section #ed4fbj7;c7 ( title #dg1 ,code 
( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation74  7#h7 ,rural area ,! t]m   
rural area has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #ed4fjj7;e7 ( title #dg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulation74  7#i7 ,rural ,heal? ,c>e   
,program ,! t]m ,rural ,heal? ,c>e      
,program means ! program describ$ 9     
subp>t ,g ( "p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74  7#aj7 ,rural heal? c>e    
provid] ,! t]m rural heal? c>e provid]  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#ed4fjj7;f7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7#aa7 ,telecommunications 
,program ,! t]m ,telecommunications     
,program has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #ed4fjb7;a7 ( title #dg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulation74  7#ab7 ,upfront paym5ts ,! 
t]m upfront paym5ts means ! paym5ts     
describ$ 9 section #ed4faf ( title #dg1 

,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any     
successor regulation74