,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 ,hawley 7=   
himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mr4 ,kelly7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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 ,ag5cy ,! 
t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,appropriate committees (  
,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees 
( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions 
( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,geographic      
division ,! t]m geographic division     

means a geographic division t is among !
 #i geographic divisions det]m9$ by !   
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7#d7 ,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#e7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4  #c4 ,rural hospital
 cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %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 may     
consult ) ! ,director ( ! ,cyb]security 
& ,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy1 !    

,secret>y ( ,education1 ! ,secret>y (   
,labor1 & any o!r appropriate head ( an 
ag5cy4  7#b7 ,provid]s ,9 c>ry+ out     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 ) n few] ?an #b repres5tatives ( rural 
heal?c>e provid]s f ea* geographic      
division 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     
non-rural heal?c>e sy/ems1 educational  
in/itutions1 private sector entities1 & 
nonpr(it organizations to develop1      
promote1 & exp& ! rural hospital        
cyb]security work=ce1 includ+ ?r\gh     
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 ,id5tification (--   
7,a7 cyb]security work=ce *all5ges t are
 specific to rural hospitals1 z well z  
*all5ges t are relative to hospitals    
g5]ally2 &  7,b7 common practices to    
mitigate bo? sets ( *all5ges describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,recomm5dations 
= legislation1 rulemak+1 or guidance to 
implem5t ! compon5ts ( ! rural hospital 
cyb]security work=ce developm5t /rategy4
  7d7 ,annual brief+ ,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      
provide a brief+ to ! appropriate       
committees ( ,congress 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 ! ,secret>y %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 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7#a7 consult ) appropriate heads 
( ag5cies1 exp]ts 9 cyb]security        
education1 & 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 ,no additional    
funds ,no additional funds are au?oriz$ 
to be appropriat$ = ! purpose ( c>ry+   
out ?is ,act4