,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,ricketts 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hassan7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a   
work+ gr\p to =mulate recomm5dations =  
/&>diz+ ! measurem5ts ( lonel9ess &     
isolation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+
 ,measurem5ts = ,lonel9ess & ,isolation 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,work+ ,gr\p on      
,unify+ ,lonel9ess ,rese>*  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
isolation means ! objective lack (      
social relation%ips or limit$ social    
contact ) o!rs4  7#b7 ,! t]m lonel9ess  
means a subjective feel+ ( be+ isolat$4 
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% a national 
work+ gr\p1 to be kn[n z ! ,work+ ,gr\p 

on ,unify+ ,lonel9ess ,rese>* 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,work+ ,gr\p71 to 
=mulate recomm5dations = /&>diz+ !      
measurem5ts ( lonel9ess & isolation4    
7c7 ,goals ,! goals ( ! recomm5dations  
"u subsection 7b7 %all be ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,collaboration1 coop]ation1 &          
consultation among ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &   
ag5cies ) respect to develop+ /&>diz$   
measurem5ts ( lonel9ess & isolation = ! 
purposes (-- 7,a7 hav+ /&>diz$          
measurem5ts = use 9 public & private    
rese>*1 includ+ surveys across v>y+     
populations1 ) ! ability to capture !   
level ( granul>ity ne$$ to guide        
/rategic decisionmak+1 plann+1 &        
evaluation ( /rategies to combat        
lonel9ess & isolation2 &  7,b7 provid+  
reliable1 consi/5t measurem5t tools =   
use across fields & indu/ries 9 heal?   
c>e4  7#b7 ,collaboration1 coop]ation1 &
 consultation among ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &  
ag5cies ) respect to develop+ /&>diz$   
def9itions ( lonel9ess1 isolation1 &    
relevant t]ms associat$ ) lonel9ess &   

isolation = ! purposes ( education1     
aw>5ess1 & und]/&+ ( ! t]ms = ! g5]al   
public4  7#c7 ,assessm5t ( ! alignm5t ( 
previ\s me?ods ( measur+ lonel9ess &    
isolation 9 ! public & private sectors4 
7d7 ,composition ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all be
 compos$ (-- 7#a7 s5ior-level           
repres5tatives (-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2  7,b7 ! ,c5t]s
 = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices2  7,c7 !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2
  7,d7 ! ,adm9i/ration = ,community     
,liv+2  7,e7 ! ,national ,in/itutes (   
,heal?2  7,f7 ! ,sub/ance ,abuse &      
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration2   
7,g7 ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices      
,adm9i/ration2  7,h7 ! ,ag5cy =         
,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality2 &  7,i7   
o!r ag5cies1 gr\ps1 subject matt]       
exp]ts1 or rese>*]s ! ,secret>y deems   
b5eficial to be repres5t$ 9 ! ,work+    
,gr\p consi/5t ) ! goals specifi$ 9     
subsection 7c72  7#b7 #a repres5tative (
 ea* ( ! ?ree ,/ates ) ! highe/ numb]s (
 practition]s ne$$ to remove !          

designations ( all m5tal heal? c>e heal?
 pr(essional %ortage areas 9 !          
respective ,/ate 7z reflect$ 9 ! report 
( ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration titl$ ,designat$ ,heal?   
,pr(essional ,%ortage ,areas ,/ati/ics  
7,june #cj1 #bjbc771 ) ea* su*          
repres5tative designat$ by ! ,gov]nor ( 
! respective ,/ate2 &  7#c7 #a          
repres5tative ( ! ea* ( ! ?ree ,/ates ) 
! l[e/ numb]s ( practition]s ne$$ to    
remove su* designations1 ) ea* su*      
repres5tative designat$ by ! ,gov]nor ( 
! respective ,/ate4  7e7 ,report to     
,congress  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,work+ ,gr\p %all-- 7,a7 submit to !   
committees li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 a report
 describ+ ! "w & recomm5dations ( !     
,work+ ,gr\p2 &  7,b7 make su* report   
publicly available on ! int]net4  7#b7  
,meet+s ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all meet n less
 ?an #c times 9 ! c\rse ( develop+ its  
report4  7#c7 ,committees ,! committees 
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 are !    

foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,education
 & ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4
  7,b7 ,! ,committee on ,en]gy &        
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7,c7 ,! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,!      
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7,e7 
,! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1    
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7f7     
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate  
means ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates4  7g7 ,sunset  
,?is section %all cease to be effective 
at ! end ( cal5d> ye> #bjbg4