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[S. 1916 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 659
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1916

                          [Report No. 114-368]

To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider 
        under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2015

 Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Hoeven, and Mrs. Fischer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                            October 27, 2016

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of September 29, 
                 2016, by Mr. Thune, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider 
        under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Connectivity Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);
            (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                            ``(vii) skilled nursing facilities;''; and
            (4) in clause (viii), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``clauses (i) through (vi)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) 
        through (vii)''.
    (b) 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.
                                                       Calendar No. 659

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1916

                          [Report No. 114-368]

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                                 A BILL

To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider 
        under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.

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                            October 27, 2016

                       Reported without amendment