; and (B) submit a report on such study to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (4) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. (c) Definition of rural area In this section, the term rural area has the meaning given the term in section 330J(e). . 502. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model to incentivize the adoption of telehealth in order to increase access to care in rural areas Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (xxviii) Providing incentives under title XVIII to encourage the adoption of telehealth in order to increase access to care in rural areas. . VI Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth 601. Telehealth enhancements for emergency response Subsection (e) of section 319D of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–4 ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Telehealth enhancements for emergency response (1) Evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and other relevant Federal agencies, shall, every 5 years— (A) conduct an inventory of telehealth initiatives in existence on the date of enactment of the Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act , including the— (i) specific location of networks and health information technology infrastructure that support such initiatives; (ii) medical, technological, and communications capabilities of such initiatives; (iii) functionality of such initiatives; and (iv) capacity and ability of such initiatives to handle increased volume during the response to a public health emergency