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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2493
5	5	To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care.
6	6	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7	7	MARCH31, 2025
8	8	Mr. C
9	9	ARTERof Georgia (for himself, Mr. FIGURES, Mr. RULLI, and Ms.
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11	11	CHRIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
12	12	mittee on Energy and Commerce
13	13	A BILL
14	14	To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care.
15	15	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
16	16	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
17	17	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
18	18	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Care in 4
19	19	Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 5
20	20	SEC. 2. RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH, 6
21	21	RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, 7
22	22	AND SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUAL-8
23	23	ITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS. 9
24	24	(a) R
25	25	URALHEALTHCARESERVICESOUTREACH 10
26	26	G
27	27	RANTS.—Section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service 11
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31	31	Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(e)) is amended by adding at the end 1
32	32	the following: 2
33	33	‘‘(4) U
34	34	SE OF FUNDS FOR RURAL UNDERSERVED 3
35	35	POPULATIONS.—In awarding a grant under this sub-4
36	36	section, the Director shall ensure that the funds 5
37	37	made available through the grant will be used, as 6
38	38	appropriate— 7
39	39	‘‘(A) to meet the health care needs of rural 8
40	40	underserved populations in the local community 9
41	41	or region to be served; and 10
42	42	‘‘(B) for other activities to ensure the rural 11
43	43	underserved populations in the local community 12
44	44	or region to be served will be involved in the de-13
45	45	velopment and ongoing operations of the 14
46	46	project.’’. 15
47	47	(b) R
48	48	URALHEALTHNETWORK DEVELOPMENT 16
49	49	G
50	50	RANTS.—Section 330A(f) of the Public Health Service 17
51	51	Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(f)) is amended by adding at the end 18
52	52	the following: 19
53	53	‘‘(4) U
54	54	SE OF FUNDS FOR RURAL UNDERSERVED 20
55	55	POPULATIONS.—In awarding a grant under this sub-21
56	56	section, the Director shall ensure that the funds 22
57	57	made available through the grant will be used, as 23
58	58	appropriate— 24
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62	62	‘‘(A) to increase access to quality health 1
63	63	care services through integrated health care 2
64	64	networks for the rural underserved populations 3
65	65	in the local community or region to be served; 4
66	66	and 5
67	67	‘‘(B) for other activities to ensure the rural 6
68	68	underserved populations in the local community 7
69	69	or region to be served will benefit from and be 8
70	70	involved in the planning, development, and on-9
71	71	going implementation of the network.’’. 10
72	72	(c) R
73	73	EAUTHORIZATION.—Section 330A(j) of the Pub-11
74	74	lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(j)) is amended by 12
75	75	striking ‘‘2021 through 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026 13
76	76	through 2030’’. 14
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