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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
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to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% an ,(fice 
( ,rural ,heal?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,,cdc ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all e/abli% )9 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control & ,prev5tion an (fice to be    
kn[n z ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?1 to be  
head$ by a director select$ by !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion4  7b7 ,duties & au?orities
 ,! duties & au?orities ( ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? %all be limit$ 
to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,s]v+ z ! prim>y po9t
 ( contact 9 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion on matt]s p]ta9+  
to rural heal?4  7#b7 ,assi/+ !         

,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion 9 conduct+1 coord9at+1 &  
promot+ rese>* reg>d+ public heal?      
issues affect+ rural populations1 & 9   
dissem9at+ ! results ( su* rese>*4  7#c7
 ,work+ ) all p]sonnel & (fices ( !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
to develop1 ref9e1 coord9ate1 &         
promulgate policies1 be/ practices1     
lessons le>n$1 & innovative1 successful 
programs to improve c>e & s]vices       
7includ+ ?r\gh teleheal?7 = rural       
populations4  7#d7 ,coord9at+ & support+
 rural heal? rese>*1 conduct+ & support+
 educational outrea*1 & dissem9at+      
evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tions relat$ to heal?
 outcomes1 access to heal? c>e1 &       
life/yle *all5ges1 to prev5t dea?1      
disease1 injury1 & disability1 & promote
 heal?y behaviors 9 rural populations4  
7#e7 ,improv+ ! und]/&+ ( ! heal?       
*all5ges fac$ by rural populations4     
7#f7 ,id5tify+ disp>ities 9 !           
availability ( heal? c>e & public heal? 
int]v5tions = rural populations4  7#g7  

,aw>d+ & adm9i/]+ grants1 coop]ative    
agreem5ts1 & contracts to provide       
te*nical assi/ance & o!r activities z   
necess>y to support activities relat$ to
 improv+ heal? & heal? c>e 9 rural      
areas4  7#h7 ,coord9at+ ) ! ,f$]al      
,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? ,policy ( !      
,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration1 z ne$$1 to facilitate    
coop]ation on rural heal? initiatives & 
avoid duplication ( ef=ts4