,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1 #bjba,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 te/+ 9
 a po9t-(-c>e sett+1 & to assi/         
laboratories 9 meet+ ! co/ ( acquir+    
high-?r\ghput equipm5t1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,access to ,te*nology &    
,equipm5t = ,same-day ,te/s ,act or !   
,access to ,t,e,s,ts ,act4  #b4 ,grants 
= same-day po9t-(-c>e 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 7d72 &  7#b7
 aft] mak+ su* r$esignation1 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7b7 ,grants = same-,day    

po9t-(-,c>e 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+1 /or+1 &       
process+ same-day cl9ical laboratory    
te/+1 includ+ molecul>1 s]ological1 &   
antig5 te/s1 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       
ph>macy2  7v7 a physician2 or  7vi7 su* 
o!r type ( heal? c>e provid] z !        
,secret>y may det]m9e = purposes ( ?is  
section2  7,b7 be 9 compliance ) section
 #cec 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,cl9ical  
,laboratory ,improvem5t ,am5dm5ts (     
#aihh72 &  7,c7 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 ,am\nt ( grant
 ,! am\nt ( a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may

 n exce$ #bj1jjj4  7#d7 ,priority ,9    
aw>d+ grants "u p>agraph 7#a71 !        
,secret>y %all give highe/ priority to  
eligible entities provid+ s]vices to--  
7,a7 und]s]v$ populations 9 rural areas2
 &  7,b7 m$ically und]s]v$ populations  
7z def9$ 9 section #ccj7;b77#c774  4    
#c4 ,grants = 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$ by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 
7z add$ by section #b7 ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7c7 ,grants = 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$ supplies to adm9i/]1 /ore1 &     
process molecul>1 s]ological1 & antig5  
te/s4  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 ,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#d7 ,high-?r\ghput     
diagno/ic equipm5t def9$ ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m high-?r\ghput         
diagno/ic equipm5t means legally-m>ket$ 
equipm5t capable ( p]=m+ multi*annel    

analysis = use 9 cl9ical laboratory     
te/+1 includ+ molecul>1 s]ological1 &   
antig5 te/s4  4  #d4 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,section #bhba7;d7 ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#ca7;d77 7z r$esignat$
 by section #b7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3 7#a7 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 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to c>ry out subsection 7a7  2 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end1 ! foll[+3  7#b7       
,au?orization ( appropriations  7,a7    
,te/+ grants ,= c>ry+ out subsection    
7b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$  
#ejj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 to     
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7,b7     
,equipm5t grants ,= c>ry+ out subsection
 7c71 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ 
#bej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 to     
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7,c7     
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! total am\nt  
made available to c>ry out subsections  
7b7 & 7c7 = any fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y 

may n use m ?an #e p]c5t ( su* am\nt = !
 exp5ses ( adm9i/]+ su* subsections4  4