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 ,r4 #gjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj,ms4   
,de,gette 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,buc%on7     
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 =       
acquir+ equipm5t & supplies capable (   
p]=m+ same-day cl9ical laboratory       
diagno/ic te/+ 9 a po9t-(-c>e sett+1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,rapid ,te/+ =     
,communities ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants 
= same-day po9t-(-c>e cl9ical laboratory
 diagno/ic te/+ 9 communities ,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 = same-,day po9t-(-,c>e     
cl9ical laboratory diagno/ic te/+ 9     
communities  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 acquir+            
legally-m>ket$ equipm5t & supplies      
capable ( p]=m+ same-day cl9ical        
laboratory diagno/ic te/+ 9 a po9t-(-c>e
 sett+4  7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be       
eligible = a grant "u p>agraph 7#a71 an 
entity %all-- 7,a7 be-- 7i7 a hospital2 
7ii7 a prim>y c>e facility2  7iii7 a    
cl9ic2  7iv7 a physician2 or  7v7 ano!r 
type ( heal? c>e provid] z ! ,secret>y  
may def9e2 &  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   
legally-m>ket$ rapid diagno/ic equipm5t 
& su* mat]ials z are necess>y to        
adm9i/]1 /ore1 & process same-day       
cl9ical laboratory diagno/ic te/+ 9 a   
po9t-(-c>e sett+1 includ+ diagno/ic &   
s]ological te/s4  7#d7 ,am\nt ( grant ,!
 am\nt ( a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n 
exce$ #bj1jjj4  7#e7 ,priority 9 mak+   
aw>ds ,9 aw>d+ grants "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all give priority to       
eligible entities provid+ s]vices to--  
7,a7 m$ically und]s]v$ populations 7z   
def9$ 9 section #ccj7;b77#c77 9 rural   
areas2 &  7,b7 all o!r areas4  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$ #ejj1jjj1jjj = 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/]+ ?is section4  4