,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aefj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4    
,hawley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pet]s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! developm5t ( 
a compreh5sive rural hospital           
cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,hospital  
,cyb]security ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,homel& 
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,cyb]security &           
,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy4  7#c7  
,rural hospital ,! t]m rural hospital   
means a heal?c>e facility t-- 7,a7 is   

locat$ 9 a non-urbaniz$ area1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2 &  7,b7        
provides inpati5t & outpati5t heal?c>e  
s]vices1 includ+ prim>y c>e1 em]g5cy    
c>e1 & diagno/ic s]vices4  7#d7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  #c4     
,rural hospital cyb]security work=ce    
developm5t /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director1 %all develop & transmit to ! 
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
compreh5sive rural hospital cyb]security
 work=ce developm5t /rategy to address !
 gr[+ ne$ = skill$ cyb]security         
pr(essionals 9 rural hospitals4  7b7    
,consultation  7#a7 ,ag5cies ,9 c>ry+   
out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y &       
,director may consult ) ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,education1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4     
7#b7 ,provid]s ,9 c>ry+ out subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult ) rural   
heal?c>e provid]s f ea* geographic      

region 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7          
,consid]ations ,! rural hospital        
cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy 
develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all1 at a   
m9imum1 consid] ! foll[+ compon5ts3 7#a7
 ,p>tn]%ips betwe5 rural hospitals1     
educational in/itutions1 private sector 
entities1 & nonpr(it organizations to   
develop1 promote1 & exp& cyb]security   
education & tra9+ programs tailor$ to ! 
ne$s ( rural hospitals4  7#b7 ,!        
developm5t ( a cyb]security curriculum &
 tea*+ res\rces t focus on tea*+        
te*nical skills & abilities relat$ to   
cyb]security 9 rural hospitals = use 9  
community colleges1 vocational s*ools1 &
 o!r educational in/itutions locat$ 9   
rural areas4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations =    
legislation1 rulemak+1 or guidance to   
implem5t ! compon5ts ( ! rural hospital 
cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy4
  7d7 ,annual review ,n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] ! date on :i* ! fir/ full     
fiscal ye> ends foll[+ ! date on :i* !  
,secret>y transmits ! rural hospital    

cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy 
develop$ "u subsection 7a71 & n lat] ?an
 #fj days aft] ! date on :i* ea* fiscal 
ye> !reaft] ends1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report t includes1 at a     
m9imum1 in=mation relat+ to-- 7#a7      
updates to ! rural hospital cyb]security
 work=ce developm5t /rategy1 z          
appropriate2  7#b7 any programs or      
initiatives e/abli%$ pursuant to ! rural
 hospital cyb]security work=ce          
developm5t /rategy1 z well z ! numb] (  
individuals tra9$ or educat$ ?r\gh su*  
programs or initiatives2  7#c7          
additional recomm5dations = legislation1
 rulemak+1 or guidance to implem5t !    
compon5ts ( ! rural hospital            
cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy2
 &  7#d7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! rural       
hospital cyb]security work=ce developm5t
 /rategy 9 address+ ! ne$ = skill$      
cyb]security pr(essionals 9 rural       
hospitals4  #d4 ,in/ructional mat]ials =
 rural hospitals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  

?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director %all make available   
in/ructional mat]ials = rural hospitals 
t c be us$ to tra9 /aff on fundam5tal   
cyb]security ef=ts4  7b7 ,duties ,9     
c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,director   
%all-- 7#a7 consult ) exp]ts 9          
cyb]security education & rural heal?c>e 
exp]ts2  7#b7 id5tify exi/+ cyb]security
 in/ructional mat]ials t c be adapt$ =  
use 9 rural hospitals & create new      
mat]ials z ne$$2 &  7#c7 conduct an     
aw>5ess campaign to promote ! mat]ials  
available to rural hospitals develop$ "u
 subsection 7a74  #e4 ,implem5tation    
,any action und]tak5 pursuant to ?is    
,act %all n be subject to *apt] #aj (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4