; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Virtual health pilot program The Secretary shall establish a virtual health pilot program to facilitate utilization of remote patient monitoring technology to maintain or expand access to health care services for individuals in rural areas during the COVID–19 emergency period. . (c) Grants Subsection (d) of section 330I of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–14 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Virtual health network pilot program grants The Director shall, in carrying out the virtual health pilot program referred to in subsection (b)(2), award grants to eligible entities to facilitate utilization of remote patient monitoring technology in rural areas to— (A) maintain or expand access to, and coordinate health care services for, individuals with chronic conditions; (B) improve and expand the training of health care providers using remote patient monitoring technology; and (C) minimize challenges facing health care providers and health care facilities, including rural health clinics, community health centers, community behavioral health centers, long-term care facilities, and rural hospitals, as such providers and facilities serve their communities especially during the COVID–19 emergency period. . (d) Grant periods Subsection (e) of section 330I of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–14 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Director may award grants under this section and inserting the following: (1) Telehealth network and telehealth research center grants The Director may award grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Virtual health network pilot program grants The Director shall— (A) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 , issue a notice of the availability of funding through grants under subsection (d)(3)