,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the telehealth  
network and telehealth resource centers 
grant programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,rural         
,delivery of ,online ,care ,services    
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbj or the   
,r-,,docs ,reauthorization ,act of      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,telehealth network and     
telehealth resource centers grant       
programs ,section #ccj;,i of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bed;c-#ad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking projects 
to demonstrate how telehealth           
technologies can be used through        

telehealth networks and inserting       
evidence-based projects that utilize    
telehealth technologies through         
telehealth networks2  7ii7 in           
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking the
 quality of and inserting access to1 and
 the quality of12 and  7,,ii7 by        
inserting and after the semicolon2      
7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72    
7iv7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 
as subparagraph 7,b72 and  7v7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 as so redesignated1  
by striking and patients and their      
families1 for decisionmaking and        
inserting 1 patients1 and their         
families2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 
7i7 by striking demonstrate how         
telehealth technologies can be used and 
inserting support initiatives that      
utilize telehealth technologies2 and    
7ii7 by striking 1 to establish         
telehealth resource centers2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7e71 by striking #d years and
 inserting #e years2  7#c7 in subsection
 7f7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 

7,b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 by    
redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 
as paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c71        
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 as
 so redesignated by clause 7i71 by      
redesignating subclauses 7,i7 through   
7,,xii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through   
7,l71 respectively1 and adjusting the   
margins accordingly2 and  7iii7 by      
striking 7#a7 ,telehealth network       
grants-- and all that follows through   
7,b7 ,telehealth networks--2 and  7,c7  
in paragraph 7#c77;,i71 as so           
redesignated1 by inserting and substance
 use disorder after mental health each  
place such term appears2  7#d7 in       
subsection 7g77#b71 by striking or      
improve and inserting and improve2  7#e7
 by striking subsection 7h72  7#f7 by   
redesignating subsections 7i7 through   
7p7 as subsection 7h7 through 7o71      
respectively2  7#g7 in subsection 7h71  
as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by     

striking mental health1 public health1  
long-term care1 home care1 preventive   
and inserting mental health care1 public
 health services1 long-term care1 home  
care1 preventive care2  7ii7 in         
subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting and     
regional after local2 and  7iii7 by     
striking subparagraph 7,f72 and  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking       
medically underserved areas or and      
inserting rural areas1 medically        
underserved areas1 or2  7#h7 in         
paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7i71 as so 
redesignated1 by striking ensure that-- 
and all that follows through the end of 
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting ensure  
that not less than #ej percent of the   
funds awarded shall be awarded for      
projects in rural areas42  7#i7 in      
subsection 7j71 as so redesignated--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking
 computer hardware and software1 audio  
and video equipment1 computer network   
equipment1 interactive equipment1 data  
terminal equipment1 and other2 and  7,b7

 in paragraph 7#b77;,f71 by striking    
health care providers and2  7#aj7 in    
subsection 7k71 as so redesignated--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking #dj 
percent and inserting #bj percent2 and  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking     
7such as laying cable or telephone      
lines1 or purchasing or installing      
microwave towers1 satellite dishes1     
amplifiers1 or digital switching        
equipment72  7#aa7 by striking          
subsections 7q7 and 7r7 and inserting   
the following3  7p7 ,report ,not later  
than #d years after the date of         
enactment of the ,rural ,delivery of    
,online ,care ,services ,reauthorization
 ,act of #bjbj1 and every #e years      
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall prepare
 and submit to the ,committee on        
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the activities and outcomes of the   
grant programs under subsection 7b74  2 

7#ab7 by redesignating subsection 7s7 as
 subsection 7q72 and  7#ac7 in          
subsection 7q71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking this section-- and all that    
follows through the end of paragraph    
7#b7 and inserting this section         
#bi1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe44