Sec. 903. FCC COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM

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## SEC. 903 FCC COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM **[**[47 U.S.C. 254 note](/us/usc/t47/s254)**]** ###

(a)Definitions In this section— ####

(1)the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and #####

(B)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; ####

(2)the term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission; and ####

(3)the term “COVID-19 Telehealth Program” or “Program” means the COVID-19 Telehealth Program established by the Commission under the authority provided under the heading “salaries and expenses” under the heading “Federal Communications Commission” under the heading “INDEPENDENT AGENCIES” in title V of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 531). ###

(b)Additional Appropriation Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $249,950,000 in additional funds for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, of which $50,000 shall be transferred by the Commission to the Inspector General of the Commission for oversight of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. ###

(c)Administrative Provisions ####

(1)Evaluation of applications #####

(A)Public notice Not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a Public Notice establishing a 10-day period during which the Commission will seek comments on— ######

(i)the metrics the Commission should use to evaluate applications for funding under this section; and ######

(ii)how the Commission should treat applications filed during the funding rounds for awards from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program using amounts appropriated under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-36; 134 Stat. 281). #####

(B)Congressional notice After the end of the comment period under subparagraph (A), and not later than 15 days before the Commission first commits funds under this section, the Commission shall provide notice to the appropriate congressional committees of the metrics the Commission plans to use to evaluate applications for those funds. ####

(2)Equitable distribution To the extent feasible, the Commission shall ensure, in providing assistance under the COVID-19 Telehealth Program from amounts made available under subsection (b), that not less than 1 applicant in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia has received funding from the Program since the inception of the Program, unless there is no such applicant eligible for such assistance in a State or in the District of Columbia, as the case may be. ####

(3)Previous applicants The Commission shall allow an applicant who filed an application during the funding rounds for awards from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program using amounts appropriated under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-36; 134 Stat. 281) the opportunity to update or amend that application as necessary. ####

(4)Information To the extent feasible, the Commission shall provide each applicant for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, if requested, with— #####

(A)information on the status of the application; and #####

(B)a rationale for the final funding decision for the application, after making that decision. ####

(5)Denial If the Commission chooses to deny an application for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the Commission shall— #####

(A)issue notice to the applicant of the intent of the Commission to deny the application and the grounds for that decision; #####

(B)provide the applicant with 10 days to submit any supplementary information that the applicant determines relevant; and #####

(C)consider any supplementary information submitted under subparagraph

(B)in making any final decision with respect to the application. ###

(d)Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until all funds made available under this section have been expended, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the distribution of funds appropriated for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-36; 134 Stat. 281) or under this section, which shall include— ####

(1)non-identifiable and aggregated data on deficient and rejected applications; ####

(2)non-identifiable and aggregated data on applications for which no award determination was made; ####

(3)information on the total number of applicants; ####

(4)information on the total dollar amount of requests for awards made under this section; and ####

(5)information on applicant outreach and technical assistance. ###

(e)Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements A collection of information conducted or sponsored under any regulations required to implement this section shall not constitute a collection of information for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”).

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