,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lawl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,espaillat7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 to aw>d grants =
 exp&+1 mod]niz+1 or /reaml9+ em]g5cy   
dep>tm5t op]ations4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/reaml9e     
,em]g5cy ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,grants =      
em]g5cy dep>tm5t op]ations  7a7 ,aw>ds  
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?   
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 c>ry out a program ( aw>d+ grants to   
eligible entities = exp&+1 mod]niz+1 or 
/reaml9+ em]g5cy dep>tm5t op]ations4    
7b7 ,eligible entities ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m eligible entity means a heal? c>e  
provid] t-- 7#a7 is a nonpr(it          

organization2 &  7#b7 at ! "t ( apply+ =
 a grant "u ?is section1 is already     
op]at+ an em]g5cy dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,am\nt 
,! am\nt ( a grant "u subsection 7a7    
%all n exce$ #ejj1jjj4  7d7 ,use ( funds
 ,a grant receiv$ "u ?is section may be 
us$ = any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! hir+ &    
ret5tion ( individuals to "w 9 ! em]g5cy
 dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,optimiz+ & mod]niz+ ! 
capacity ( an em]g5cy dep>tm5t1 &       
improv+ pati5t fl[ out ( ! em]g5cy      
dep>tm5t1 by-- 7,a7 repurpos+ or r5ovat+
 hospital spaces2  7,b7 implem5t+ new   
processes2 or  7,c7 pur*as+ equipm5t4   
7#c7 ,triage & o!r tra9+ to increase !  
capacity ( exi/+ p]sonnel to assi/ 9    
improv+ em]g5cy dep>tm5t pati5t c>e &   
fl[4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an ! end ( ! 
?ird fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report  
on ! effectiv5ess & impacts ( ! grant   

program "u ?is section4  7f7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4