RURAL STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPTIMIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.

SEC. 2016. RURAL STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPTIMIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.(a) In General.—From funds made available to carry out section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2006, the Secretary shall make $1,000,000 available to conduct a pilot program for optimizing emergency medical services in a rural State.(b) Collecting Data.—The pilot program shall focus on collecting geo-coded data for highway accidents and resulting injuries, analyzing data to develop injury patterns and distributions, and improving placement and management of emergency medical services resources and personnel.(c) Selection.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State of Alaska to conduct the pilot program.(d) Report.—Not later than 12 months after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the pilot program and recommendations for application to other rural States.