,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 and ,mrs4       
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to expand the capacity to improve health
 outcomes and increase access to        
specialized care4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,expanding ,capacity for ,health        
,outcomes ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,expanding
 capacity for health outcomes ,section  
#ccj,n of the ,public ,health ,service  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#bj7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,the ,secretary may require 
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary may require  2  
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#b7 ,grant to network ,the 

,secretary may award one or more grants 
under this section to an entity or      
entities representing a network to      
include #c or more organizations each   
with experience in operating            
technology-enabled collaborative        
learning and capacity building models4  
,at the end of the grant period under   
this paragraph1 the network shall use a 
shared dataset to demonstrate the impact
 of technology-enabled collaborative    
learning and capacity building models on
 health outcomes for one or more        
significant public health issues as     
identified by the ,secretary1 such as an
 infectious disease with increasing     
incidence1 or a chronic disease with    
increasing prevalence4  2 and  7#b7 in  
subsection 7k71 by striking #bjbb       
through #bjbf and inserting #bjbg       
through #bjca4