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Union Calendar No. 452
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4111
[Report No. 114–582]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2015
Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
May 23, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 19, 2015
A BILL
To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
.
Telecommunications services for skilled nursing facilities
In general
Section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)) is amended—
in clause (vi), by striking and
at the end;
by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);
by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
skilled nursing facilities (as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a))); and
; and
in clause (viii), as redesignated, by striking clauses (i) through (vi)
and inserting clauses (i) through (vii)
.
Savings clause
Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the aggregate annual cap on Federal universal service support for health care providers under section 54.675 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
May 23, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
