,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #c1 #bjba,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 testing in a point-of-care setting1 and to assist laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput equipment1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,access to ,technology and ,equipment for ,same-day ,tests ,act or the ,access to ,t,e,s,ts ,act4 #b4 ,grants for same-day point-of-care 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 7d72 and 7#b7 after making such redesignation1 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following new subsection3 7b7 ,grants for same-,day point-of-,care 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 performing1 storing1 and processing same-day clinical laboratory testing1 including molecular1 serological1 and antigen tests1 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 pharmacy2 7v7 a physician2 or 7vi7 such other type of health care provider as the ,secretary may determine for purposes of this section2 7,b7 be in compliance with section #cec 7commonly referred to as the ,clinical ,laboratory ,improvement ,amendments of #aihh72 and 7,c7 submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may reasonably require4 7#c7 ,amount of grant ,the amount of a grant under paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed #bj1jjj4 7#d7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall give highest priority to eligible entities providing services to-- 7,a7 underserved populations in rural areas2 and 7,b7 medically underserved populations 7as defined in section #ccj7;b77#c774 4 #c4 ,grants for 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 by inserting after subsection 7b7 7as added by section #b7 the following new subsection3 7c7 ,grants for 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 supplies to administer1 store1 and process molecular1 serological1 and antigen tests4 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 ,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#d7 ,high-throughput diagnostic equipment defined ,in this subsection1 the term high-throughput diagnostic equipment means legally-marketed equipment capable of performing multichannel analysis for use in clinical laboratory testing1 including molecular1 serological1 and antigen tests4 4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #bhba7;d7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#ca7;d77 7as redesignated by section #b7 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 by striking ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7a7 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end1 the following3 7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations 7,a7 ,testing grants ,for carrying out subsection 7b71 there is authorized to be appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1 to remain available until expended4 7,b7 ,equipment grants ,for carrying out subsection 7c71 there is authorized to be appropriated #bej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1 to remain available until expended4 7,c7 ,administrative expenses ,of the total amount made available to carry out subsections 7b7 and 7c7 for any fiscal year1 the ,secretary may not use more than #e percent of such amount for the expenses of administering such subsections4 4