,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbb ,mr4 
,p5ce 7= himself & ,ms4 ,craig7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,rural
 ,teleheal? ,access ,task ,=ce to       
det]m9e h[ to address b>ri]s to !       
adoption ( teleheal? te*nology & access 
to broadb& int]net access s]vice 9 rural
 areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,teleheal? ,access ,task ,=ce ,act4  #b4
 ,rural teleheal? access task =ce  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all e/abli% a task =ce to be kn[n z !  
,rural ,teleheal? ,access ,task ,=ce 79 

?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce74  
7b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce %all be     
compos$ ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 :o %all s]ve z
 ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,task ,=ce4  7#b7 ,!  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,!        
,adm9i/rator = ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices4  7#d7 ,! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture4  7#f7 ,! ,*airp]son ( !   
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#g7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  
7c7 ,duties ,! ,task ,=ce %all c>ry out 
! foll[+ duties3 7#a7 ,id5tify b>ri]s & 
opportunities to teleheal? s]vice 9     
rural areas4  7#b7 ,id5tify b>ri]s to1 &
 opportunities =1 utilization (         
teleheal? s]vices 9 rural areas4  7#c7  
,id5tify opportunities = coord9ation    
among cov]$ ag5cies & across high-co/   
programs to prev5t duplication ( ef=t or
 ov]build+ ( exi/+ or plann$ broadb&    
int]net access s]vice projects4  7#d7   

,evaluate ! adoption & usage rates (    
teleheal? s]vices 9 rural areas4  7#e7  
,evaluate h[ exp&$ access to teleheal?  
s]vices c address heal? disp>ities 9    
rural pati5ts4  7#f7 ,det]m9e h[ to exp&
 access to broadb& int]net access s]vice
 = teleheal? s]vices 9 rural areas1     
includ+-- 7,a7 rural heal? sy/ems2 &    
7,b7 int]net s]vice provid]s4  7#g7     
,develop recomm5dations on h[ to use    
curr5t high-co/ broadb& res\rces to exp&
 access to teleheal? s]vices 9 rural    
areas4  7d7 ,in=mation %>+ ,! cov]$     
ag5cies %all %>e in=mation ) ! ,task    
,=ce on exi/+ or plann$ broadb& int]net 
access s]vice projects t may be useful 9
 c>ry+ out ! duties ( ! ,task ,=ce      
specifi$ 9 subsection 7c74  7e7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all submit to ,congress a report t--   
7#a7 details ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( 
! ,task ,=ce2 &  7#b7 includes an       
id5tification ( o!r teleheal? issues or 
recomm5dations t ! ,task ,=ce det]m9es  

is appropriate4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 broadb& int]net access    
s]vice ,! t]m broadb& int]net access    
s]vice has ! mean+ give su* t]m 9       
section #h4a7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations4  7#b7 ,cov]$ ag5cy 
,! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means-- 7,a7 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2   
7,b7 ! ,f$]al ,communications           
,commission2  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture2 &  7,d7 ! ,national       
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,high-co/ program  
,! t]m high-co/ program includes !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,subp>t ,d ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7commonly   
kn[n z ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,support =     
,high ,co/ ,areas74  7,b7 ,subp>t ,j (  
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,remote ,areas       
,fund74  7,c7 ,subp>t ,k ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7commonly   
kn[n z ! ,int]/ate ,common ,l9e ,support
 ,me*anism = ,rate-(-,return ,c>ri]s74  
7,d7 ,subp>t ,l ( title #dg1 ,code (    

,f$]al ,regulations 7commonly kn[n z !  
,mobility ,fund74  7,e7 ,subp>t ,m (    
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,high ,co/ ,loop     
,support = ,rate-(-,return ,c>ri]s74    
7,f7 ,! connect$ c>e pilot program 7#he 
,f$4 ,reg4 #aihif74  7,g7 ,section #agcd
 ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations
 7commonly kn[n z ! ,di/ance ,le>n+ &   
,telem$ic9e ,grant ,program74  7,h7 ,!  
,,covid-#ai teleheal? program 7#hf ,f$4 
,reg4 #hcef74  7,i7 ,section #ijb ( !   
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 7,public ,law #aaf-acc74  7,j7 ,section
 #ije7;c7 ( ! ,consolidat$              
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-acc74  7#d7 ,rural2 rural area
 ,! t]ms rural & rural area mean any    
area o!r ?an a city or t[n t has a      
population great] ?an #ej1jjj           
inhabitants4