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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1          
#bjbc,miss ,gonzlez-,coln introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to improve ! adm9i/ration ( ! ,,tric>e 
program 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,tric>e ,equality ,act4   
#b4 ,improvem5ts relat+ to adm9i/ration 
( ,,tric>e program 9 ,pu]to ,rico  7a7  
,improvem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ee (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ajgf;f !  
foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ ! table (  
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]        
accord+ly73  #ajgf;g4 ,,tric>e program3 
adm9i/ration 9 ,pu]to ,rico  7a7        
,availability ( ,,tric>e ,prime ,9      
designat+ geographical areas "u section 
#ajig7;b77#c7 ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se %all designate su* areas 9     
,pu]to ,rico 9 a simil> mann] us$ to    

designate su* areas 9 ! #ej ,/ates4  7b7
 ,expansion ( travel b5efits  7#a7 ,9   
provid+ travel & transportation         
all[ances "u section #ajgd;i ( ?is      
title1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure
 t individuals locat$ 9 ,pu]to ,rico :o1
 b = su* location1 w\ld be eligible to  
receive su* all[ances pursuant to su*   
section are eligible to receive su*     
all[ances4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may revise
 ! regulations prescrib$ "u section #dfd
 ( title #cg1 or prescribe su* new      
regulations1 z may be necess>y = !      
adm9i/ration ( p>agraph 7#a74  7c7      
,heal? in=mation ex*ange ,! ,director ( 
! ,f$]al ,electronic ,heal? ,record     
,mod]nization ,(fice %all coord9ate ) ! 
,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? (      
,pu]to ,rico = ! purpose ( %>+ heal?    
in=mation ?r\gh ! ,jo9t ,heal?          
,in=mation ,ex*ange1 or su* successor   
initiative4  7d7 ,f$]al ,electronic     
,heal? ,record ,mod]nization ,(fice ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m ,f$]al ,electronic   
,heal? ,record ,mod]nization ,(fice     

means ! ,(fice e/abli%$ "u section      
#afce7;b7 ( ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,act 7title
 ,,xvi ( ,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #aj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note74  4  7#b7 ,sunset 
,section #ajgf;g ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by p>agraph 7#a71  
%all be repeal$ on ! date on :i* ,pu]to 
,rico is decl>$ to be a ,/ate ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ( ,am]ica & is admitt$ to !     
,union on equal foot+ ) ! o!r ,/ates 9  
all respects4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit
 to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report on ! progress ( ! ,secret>y 9    
implem5t+ ! requirem5ts ( section       
#ajgf;g ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a77#a74