H.R. 1943House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019

Introduced March 28, 2019

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The Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 provides additional federal funding to support Federally Qualified Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps. It earmarks specific dollar amounts for each fiscal year from 2020 through 2024 and adds capital project funding for health centers. The money is intended to expand primary care services and strengthen the health workforce, affecting patients who use community health centers and the clinicians serving them.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Affordable Care Act to add designated funding amounts for the community health center program: $6.19 billion for FY2020, $6.81 billion for FY2021, $7.49 billion for FY2022, $8.24 billion for FY2023, and $9.06 billion for FY2024.
  • Authorizes $4.6 billion in capital project funding for community health centers for FY2020‑2024.
  • Amends the Affordable Care Act to add funding for the National Health Service Corps: $850 million for FY2020, $935 million for FY2021, $1.0285 billion for FY2022, $1.13135 billion for FY2023, and $1.244485 billion for FY2024.
  • Prohibits any reduction of existing National Health Service Corps appropriations because of these new funds.
  • Specifies that all appropriated amounts remain available until expended.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

March 28, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

March 29, 2019

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June 4, 2019

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116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1943

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 28, 2019

Mr. Clyburn (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Adams, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Engel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Luján, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Peters, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Moore, Mr. Case, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Levin of California, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To provide funding for Federally qualified health centers and the National Health Service Corps.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019.

2.

Community health center program

(a)

In general

Section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(G)

$6,189,174,200 for fiscal year 2020;

(H)

$6,808,091,620 for fiscal year 2021;

(I)

$7,488,900,782 for fiscal year 2022;

(J)

$8,237,790,860 for fiscal year 2023; and

(K)

$9,061,569,946 for fiscal year 2024; and

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(b)

Capital projects

In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)), there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts not otherwise obligated, for the community health centers program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) for capital projects, $4,600,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(c)

Availability of funds

Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.

3.

National Health Service Corps

(a)

In general

Section 10503(b)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(G)

$850,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;

(H)

$935,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;

(I)

$1,028,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;

(J)

$1,131,350,000 for fiscal year 2023; and

(K)

$1,244,485,000 for fiscal year 2024.

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(b)

Limitation

Amounts otherwise appropriated for National Health Service Corps may not be reduced as a result of the appropriations made under this section.

(c)

Availability of funds

Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.