S.Amdt. 2978

SA 2978. Mr. BEGICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

After section 3510, insert the following:

SEC. 3511. ASSISTANCE FOR FRONTIER CLINICS.

Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241
et seq.), as amended by section 4303, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:

``PART V--ASSISTANCE FOR FRONTIER CLINICS

``SEC. 399NN. ASSISTANCE FOR FRONTIER CLINICS.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this section as the `Secretary'),
acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible
health clinics for the purpose of ensuring access to needed
emergency care in frontier areas 24-hours per day, 7 days per
week, and to ensure the health and safety of patients at such
clinics.
``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall be--
``(1) located in a community where the closest short-term
acute care hospital or critical access hospital is--
``(A) at least 60 miles or one hour usual travel time from
such community; or
``(B) inaccessible by public road; and
``(2) designed to address the needs of--
``(A) seriously or critically ill or injured patients for
stabilization prior to transport to definitive care; or
``(B) patients who need monitoring and observation for a
limited period of time.
``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the
entities receiving such a grant are located in communities
from which the nearest short-term acute care hospital or
critical access hospital is at least 75 miles or is
inaccessible by public road.
``(d) Use of Funds.--Entities receiving a grant under this
section shall use such grant funds to meet quality standards
established for the staffing, equipment, or health care
facility of such entity.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this
section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.''.
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