I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7026 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring 
equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical labora-
tory diagnostic testing in a point-of-care setting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 27, 2020 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself and Mr. BUCSHON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of per-
forming same-day clinical laboratory diagnostic testing 
in a point-of-care setting, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rapid Testing for 
Communities Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SAME-DAY POINT-OF-CARE CLINICAL 
LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN COM-
MUNITIES. 
Section 2821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–31) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margin of each such 
redesignated subparagraph 2 ems to the right; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subsection (a)’’; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR SAME-DAY POINT-OF-CARE CLIN-
ICAL LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
IN COMMU-
NITIES.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall award grants to eligible entities to 
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assist such entities in acquiring legally-marketed 
equipment and supplies capable of performing same- 
day clinical laboratory diagnostic testing in a point- 
of-care setting. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under paragraph (1), an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be— 
‘‘(i) a hospital; 
‘‘(ii) a primary care facility; 
‘‘(iii) a clinic; 
‘‘(iv) a physician; or 
‘‘(v) another type of health care pro-
vider as the Secretary may define; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) 
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts 
received 
through a grant under this subsection shall be used 
to purchase legally-marketed rapid diagnostic equip-
ment and such materials as are necessary to admin-
ister, store, and process same-day clinical laboratory 
diagnostic testing in a point-of-care setting, includ-
ing diagnostic and serological tests. 
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‘‘(4) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of a 
grant under paragraph (1) may not exceed $20,000. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY IN MAKING AWARDS.—In award-
ing grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give priority to eligible entities providing services 
to— 
‘‘(A) medically underserved populations (as 
defined in section 330(b)(3)) in rural areas; and 
‘‘(B) all other areas.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (c), as 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
carrying out subsection (b), there is authorized 
to be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020, to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 
amount made available to carry out subsection 
(b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not 
use more than 5 percent of such amount for the 
expenses of administering this section.’’. 
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