1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Asthma has a high morbidity and can even lead to death if not properly managed. (2) Nationally, over 25 million people suffer from asthma according to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (3) Nationally, of those who suffer from asthma, 43.6 percent of adults report one or more asthma attacks annually, and of all children who suffer from asthma, 51.6 percent report one or more asthma attacks annually. (4) Nationally the prevalence of asthma among children is 8.4 percent. (5) When asthma is controlled, it can lead to fewer school and work days missed, hospitalizations, and emergency room visits. (6) While asthma is often believed to be a greater problem for urban centers, the burden of asthma on rural communities in the United States is understudied. (7) Some research suggests that certain rural areas face the same risk factors as cities. (8) Research shows that rural communities may have a harder time accessing care for asthma, due to lack of transportation to and the distance of residents from health care services. (9) Mobile asthma clinics have been proven to help medically underserved communities manage this disease while providing cost-saving measures. 3. Addressing the burden of asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities (a) Grants for mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine (1) Authorization The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may award grants to eligible counties for the use of mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine— (A) to diagnose and treat children with asthma in rural areas, and medically underserved communities, in eligible counties