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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 962
To provide funding for federally qualified health centers and the National
Health Service Corps.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 1, 2019
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. WARREN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To provide funding for federally qualified health centers and
the National Health Service Corps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Health
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Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of
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2019’’.
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SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10503(b)(1) of the Pa-
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tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
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254b–2(b)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
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and inserting a semicolon; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(G) $6,189,174,200 for fiscal year 2020;
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‘‘(H) $6,808,091,620 for fiscal year 2021;
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‘‘(I) $7,488,900,782 for fiscal year 2022;
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‘‘(J) $8,237,790,860 for fiscal year 2023;
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and
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‘‘(K) $9,061,569,946 for fiscal year 2024;
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and’’.
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(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—In addition to amounts
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otherwise appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Pa-
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tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
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254b–2(b)), there is authorized to be appropriated, and
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there is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not
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otherwise appropriated, for the community health centers
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program under section 330 of the Public Health Service
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Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) for capital projects, $4,600,000,000
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for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
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(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
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priated under this section shall remain available until ex-
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pended.
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SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10503(b)(2) of the Pa-
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tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
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254b–2(b)(2)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
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and inserting a semicolon; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(G) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
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‘‘(H) $935,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
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‘‘(I) $1,028,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
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‘‘(J) $1,131,350,000 for fiscal year 2023;
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and
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‘‘(K)
$1,244,485,000
for
fiscal
year
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2024.’’.
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(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts otherwise appropriated
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for National Health Service Corps may not be reduced as
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a result of the appropriations made under this section.
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