,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,b]gman 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,iii ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to include rural   
em]g5cy hospitals 9 ! def9ition ( a     
cov]$ entity = purposes ( ! #cdj;,b drug
 disc\nt program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural #cdj;,b     
,access ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,includ+     
rural em]g5cy hospitals z cov]$ entities
 = purposes ( ! #cdj;,b drug disc\nt    
program ,section #cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b7a77#d77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,p7 ,an entity t is a rural em]g5cy    
hospital 7z def9$ 9 section             
#ahfa7kkk77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act7 t is own$ or op]at$ by a unit (   
,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 is a public or 
private non-pr(it corporation :i* is    

=mally grant$ gov]nm5tal p[]s by a unit 
( ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 or is a      
private non-pr(it rural em]g5cy hospital
 :i* has a contract ) a ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5t to provide heal? c>e s]vices to
 l[ income individuals :o are n entitl$ 
to b5efits "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social 
,security ,act or eligible = assi/ance  
"u ! ,/ate plan "u ?is title4  4