,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ac1 #bjbf    
,mr4 ,correa 7= himself & ,ms4 ,dext]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant program =   
fund+ silicosis treatm5t & education1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,silicosis         
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act4  #b4       
,silicosis ,cl9ics ,program  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 79 ?is section  
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 %all aw>d     
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to treat individuals )
 silicosis1 reg>dless ( _! ability to   
pay1 & provide education to work]s 9    
indu/ries ) high exposure to silica4    
7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible =
 a grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all 
be-- 7#a7 a f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t] 

7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;aa7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7aa7772  7#b7 a hospital2  7#c7 a 
,/ate or local heal? dep>tm5t2 or  7#d7 
a nonpr(it heal? c>e cl9ic or nonpr(it  
heal? c>e provid]4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,a 
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may be us$   
=--  7#a7 outrea* & education to raise  
aw>5ess ( silicosis2  7#b7 scre5+1      
diagnosis1 & treatm5t ( silicosis2  7#c7
 education programs = pati5ts1 family   
memb]s1 & work]s 9 indu/ries heavily    
impact$ by silicosis2  7#d7 b5efits     
c\nsel+ relat$ to silicosis 7includ+ )  
respect to ,/ate & ,f$]al comp5sation   
programs72  7#e7 pati5t c>e &           
coord9ation relat$ to silicosis 7includ+
 individual pati5t c>e plans & ref]rals1
 z ne$$72  7#f7 pulmon>y rehabilitation 
to improve brea?+ 9 relation to         
silicosis2 or  7#g7 su* o!r activities z
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7d7 
,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate 
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 a t]ritory or possession ( 

! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or an ,indian ,tribe4  
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4