,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjbf,ms4 
,davids ( ,kansas introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to give    
priority to exp&+ s]vice applications f 
c]ta9 entities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,access to ,community ,c>e ,act ( #bjbf4
  #b4 ,giv+ priority to exp&+ s]vice    
applications f c]ta9 entities ,section  
#ccj7;e77#f77;,b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed;b7e77#f77;,b77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,priority = exp&+ 
s]vice applications f c]ta9 entities ,9 
c>ry+ out clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all  
give special consid]ation to exp&$      
s]vice applications f eligible entities 
t seek to provide s]vices describ$ 9    
subsection 7b77#a7 or 7b77#b7 t s]ve an 
area t 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y7--     
7,i7 receiv$ a significant increase 9   

new pati5ts due to ! closure ( a        
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t] 7z def9$ 9 
section #ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act7 locat$ )9 or ne> su* area dur+ ! 
f\r-ye> p]iod t prec$es ! date on :i* ! 
application is submitt$2  7,,ii7 is     
affect$ by a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$
 "u section #cai dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod t  
prec$es ! date on :i* ! application is  
submitt$2 or  7,,iii7 is affect$ by a   
major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ by !     
,presid5t "u section #dja or #eja1      
respectively1 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act dur+ su* "o-ye> p]iod4  4