,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjba,ms4    
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,braun7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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 7,t,e,s,ts7 
,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 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$ same-day po9t-( c>e te/s 7z def9$
 by ! ,director71 equipm5t1 & supplies1 
includ+ 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 hospital2  7ii7 a
 prim>y c>e facility2  7iii7 a cl9ic2   
7iv7 a physician2 or  7v7 ano!r type    
heal? c>e provid] z ! ,secret>y may     
def9e2  7,b7 be qualifi$ to h ! same-day
 po9t-(-c>e te/+ p]=m$ at ! entity z a  
result ( op]at+ "u a ,c]tificate (      
,waiv]1 ,c]tificate ( ,compliance1 or   
,c]tificate ( ,accr$itation1 "u section 
#cec2 &  7,c7 submit to ! ,secret>y an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
reasonably require4  7#c7 ,use ( funds  
,am\nts receiv$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is    

subsection %all be us$ to pur*ase       
legally m>ket$ same-day po9t-(-c>e te/+ 
& mat]ials z are necess>y to adm9i/]1   
/ore1 & process su* te/s4  7#d7 ,am\nt (
 grant ,! am\nt ( a grant "u p>agraph   
7#a7 may n exce$ #bj1jjj4  7#e7         
,priority 9 mak+ aw>ds ,9 aw>d+ grants  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give 
priority fir/ to eligible entities      
provid+ s]vices to und]s]v$ populations 
9 rural areas & !n to eligible entities 
provid+ s]vices to m$ically und]s]v$    
populations 7z def9$ 9 section          
#ccj7;b77#c77 9 rural areas4 ,!         
,secret>y may !n aw>d su* grants to     
eligible entities s]v+ all o!r areas4  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 #b71 ! 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$ supplies4  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 or      
7iii7 a consortium ( #b or m entities   
describ$ 9 any ( clauses 7i7 & 7ii72 &  
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 ,use ( funds  
,am\nts receiv$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is    
subsection %all be us$ to pur*ase       
high-?r\ghput diagno/ic equipm5t & su*  
mat]ials z are necess>y to adm9i/]1     
/ore1 & process su* te/s4  7#d7 ,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#e7           
,high-?r\ghput diagno/ic equipm5t def9$ 
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m high-?r\ghput  
diagno/ic equipm5t means legally m>ket$ 
equipm5t & supplies capable ( p]=m+     
multi*annel analysis = use 9 cl9ical    
laboratory te/+1 includ+ diagno/ic1     
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 7z s   
r$esignat$ by section #b7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71
 & 7#c7 z subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 &    
7,c71 respectively1 & mov+ ! m>g9 ( ea* 
su* r$esignat$ subp>agraph #b ems to !  
"r2  7#b7 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   
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out subsection 7a7  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at
 ! end1 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7    
,au?orization ( ,appropriations  7,a7   

,te/+ grants ,= ! purpose ( c>ry+ out   
subsection 7b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ejj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjba1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 
7,b7 ,equipm5t grants ,= ! purpose (    
c>ry+ out subsection 7c71 !re is        
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bej1jjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjba1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4  7,c7 ,adm9i/rative       
exp5ses ,( ! am\nt made available to    
c>ry out subsection 7b7 or 7c7 = any    
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y may n use m ?an 
#e p]c5t ( su* am\nt = ! exp5ses (      
adm9i/]+ ?is section4  4