,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajah ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #be1 #bjba,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,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 7,t,e,s,ts7 ,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 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 same-day point-of care tests 7as defined by the ,director71 equipment1 and supplies1 including 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 hospital2 7ii7 a primary care facility2 7iii7 a clinic2 7iv7 a physician2 or 7v7 another type health care provider as the ,secretary may define2 7,b7 be qualified to have the same-day point-of-care testing performed at the entity as a result of operating under a ,certificate of ,waiver1 ,certificate of ,compliance1 or ,certificate of ,accreditation1 under section #cec2 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 ,use of funds ,amounts received through a grant under this subsection shall be used to purchase legally marketed same-day point-of-care testing and materials as are necessary to administer1 store1 and process such tests4 7#d7 ,amount of grant ,the amount of a grant under paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed #bj1jjj4 7#e7 ,priority in making awards ,in awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall give priority first to eligible entities providing services to underserved populations in rural areas and then to eligible entities providing services to medically underserved populations 7as defined in section #ccj7;b77#c77 in rural areas4 ,the ,secretary may then award such grants to eligible entities serving all other areas4 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 #b71 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 supplies4 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 or 7iii7 a consortium of #b or more entities described in any of clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 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 ,use of funds ,amounts received through a grant under this subsection shall be used to purchase high-throughput diagnostic equipment and such materials as are necessary to administer1 store1 and process such tests4 7#d7 ,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#e7 ,high-throughput diagnostic equipment defined ,in this subsection1 the term high-throughput diagnostic equipment means legally marketed equipment and supplies capable of performing multichannel analysis for use in clinical laboratory testing1 including diagnostic1 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 7as so redesignated by section #b7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 respectively1 and moving the margin of each such redesignated subparagraph #b ems to the right2 7#b7 by striking ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7a7 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end1 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,authorization of ,appropriations 7,a7 ,testing grants ,for the purpose of 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 the purpose of 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 amount made available to carry out subsection 7b7 or 7c7 for any fiscal year1 the ,secretary may not use more than #e percent of such amount for the expenses of administering this section4 4