,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj,mr4  
,bucshon introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to authorize grants to certain public   
health laboratories to assist such      
laboratories in meeting the cost of     
acquiring high-throughput diagnostic    
equipment1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,diagnostic ,testing for ,public    
,health ,labs ,act of #bjbj4  #b4       
,grants for public health laboratories  
to acquire high-throughput diagnostic   
equipment ,section #bhba of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;hh-#ca7 is amended-- 7#a7 by       
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72  7#b7 in subsection 7c71
 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by           
redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and
 7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and  

7,c71 respectively1 and moving the      
margin of each such redesignated        
subparagraph #b ems to the right2 and   
7,b7 by striking ,there are authorized  
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section and inserting the following3    
7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized  
to be appropriated to carry out         
subsection 7a7  2  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection3  7b7 ,grants for public     
health laboratories to acquire          
high-,throughput diagnostic equipment   
7#a7 ,grants ,the ,secretary1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall award grants to eligible entities 
to assist such entities in purchasing   
high-throughput diagnostic equipment and
 related supplies4  7#b7 ,eligibility   
,to be eligible for a grant under       
paragraph 7#a71 an entity shall-- 7,a7  
be-- 7i7 a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal    
public health laboratory2  7ii7 a       
laboratory within a public health       

laboratory network coordinated or       
managed by the ,centers for ,disease    
,control and ,prevention2  7iii7 a      
laboratory not described in clause 7i7  
or 7ii7 that the ,secretary determines  
7at the ,secretary's discretion7        
provides population-based testing for   
the prevention and control of           
infectious1 communicable1 genetic1 or   
chronic diseases2 or  7iv7 a consortium 
of #b or more entities described in any 
of clauses 7i7 through 7iii72 and  7,b7 
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,secretary may reasonably require4  7#c7
 ,use of funds ,amounts received through
 a grant under this subsection shall be 
used to purchase high-throughput        
diagnostic equipment and such materials 
as are necessary to administer1 store1  
and process applicable tests1 including 
diagnostic and serological tests4  7#d7 
,amount of grant ,the amount of a grant 
under paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed     

#b1jjj1jjj1 except in the case of       
eligible entity described in paragraph  
7#b77;,a77iv74  7#e7 ,high-throughput   
diagnostic equipment defined ,in this   
subsection1 the term high-throughput    
diagnostic equipment means              
legally-marketed equipment and supplies 
capable of performing multichannel      
analysis for use in clinical laboratory 
diagnostic testing4  2 and  7#d7 by     
adding at the end of subsection 7c71 as 
redesignated1 the following new         
paragraph3  7#b7 ,authorization of      
appropriations  7,a7 ,in general ,for   
the purpose of carrying out subsection  
7b71 there is authorized to be          
appropriated #bej1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbj1 to remain available until   
expended4  7,b7 ,administrative expenses
 ,of the amount made available to carry 
out subsection 7b7 for any fiscal year1 
the ,secretary may not use more than #e 
percent of such amount for the expenses 
of administering subsection 7b74  4