,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj,mr4   
,buc%on 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 grants  
to c]ta9 public heal? laboratories to   
assi/ su* laboratories 9 meet+ ! co/ (  
acquir+ high-?r\ghput diagno/ic         
equipm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,diagno/ic ,te/+ = ,public ,heal? ,labs 
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants = public     
heal? laboratories to acquire           
high-?r\ghput diagno/ic equipm5t        
,section #bhba ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#ca7
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+          
subsection 7b7 z subsection 7c72  7#b7 9
 subsection 7c71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7  
by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 &   
7#c7 z subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c71 
respectively1 & mov+ ! m>g9 ( ea* su*   
r$esignat$ subp>agraph #b ems to ! "r2 &

  7,b7 by /rik+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
subsection 7a7  2  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7b7 ,grants = public heal? laboratories 
to acquire high-,?r\ghput diagno/ic     
equipm5t  7#a7 ,grants ,! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all    
aw>d grants to eligible entities to     
assi/ su* entities 9 pur*as+            
high-?r\ghput diagno/ic equipm5t &      
relat$ supplies4  7#b7 ,eligibility ,to 
be eligible = a grant "u p>agraph 7#a71 
an entity %all-- 7,a7 be-- 7i7 a ,/ate1 
local1 or ,tribal public heal?          
laboratory2  7ii7 a laboratory )9 a     
public heal? laboratory network         
coord9at$ or manag$ by ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2  7iii7 a
 laboratory n describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or  
7ii7 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es 7at !       
,secret>y's discretion7 provides        

population-bas$ te/+ = ! prev5tion &    
control ( infecti\s1 communicable1      
g5etic1 or *ronic diseases2 or  7iv7 a  
consortium ( #b or m entities describ$ 9
 any ( clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii72 &  7,b7 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may reasonably  
require4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts     
receiv$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is subsection 
%all be us$ to pur*ase high-?r\ghput    
diagno/ic equipm5t & su* mat]ials z are 
necess>y to adm9i/]1 /ore1 & process    
applicable te/s1 includ+ diagno/ic &    
s]ological te/s4  7#d7 ,am\nt ( grant ,!
 am\nt ( a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n 
exce$ #b1jjj1jjj1 except 9 ! case (     
eligible entity describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b77;,a77iv74  7#e7 ,high-?r\ghput     
diagno/ic equipm5t def9$ ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m high-?r\ghput         
diagno/ic equipm5t means legally-m>ket$ 
equipm5t & supplies capable ( p]=m+     
multi*annel analysis = use 9 cl9ical    
laboratory diagno/ic te/+4  2 &  7#d7 by

 add+ at ! end ( subsection 7c71 z      
r$esignat$1 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,= ! purpose ( c>ry+ out         
subsection 7b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #bej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbj1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 
7,b7 ,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! am\nt   
made available to c>ry out subsection   
7b7 = any fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y may n 
use m ?an #e p]c5t ( su* am\nt = !      
exp5ses ( adm9i/]+ subsection 7b74  4