,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj,ms4  
,de,gette 7for herself and ,mr4         
,bucshon7 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 for acquiring       
equipment and supplies capable of       
performing same-day clinical laboratory 
diagnostic testing in a point-of-care   
setting1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rapid ,testing for ,communities    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants for same-day
 point-of-care clinical laboratory      
diagnostic testing in communities       
,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 same-,day  
point-of-,care clinical laboratory      
diagnostic testing in communities  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 acquiring       
legally-marketed equipment and supplies 
capable of performing same-day clinical 
laboratory diagnostic testing in a      
point-of-care setting4  7#b7            
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a grant
 under paragraph 7#a71 an entity shall--

 7,a7 be-- 7i7 a hospital2  7ii7 a      
primary care facility2  7iii7 a clinic2 
7iv7 a physician2 or  7v7 another type  
of health care provider as the          
,secretary may define2 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 legally-marketed rapid         
diagnostic equipment and such materials 
as are necessary to administer1 store1  
and process same-day clinical laboratory
 diagnostic testing in a point-of-care  
setting1 including diagnostic and       
serological tests4  7#d7 ,amount of     
grant ,the amount of a grant under      
paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed #bj1jjj4  
7#e7 ,priority in making awards ,in     
awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall give priority to   
eligible entities providing services    
to-- 7,a7 medically underserved         

populations 7as defined in section      
#ccj7;b77#c77 in rural areas2 and  7,b7 
all other areas4  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 #ejj1jjj1jjj 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 this section4  4