S. 192Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act

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The Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act lengthens the federal funding authorizations for several health‑care programs. It changes the existing law so that community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that run graduate medical‑education programs, and certain diabetes and Indian health programs are funded through fiscal year 2024 instead of only for 2019. The bill updates the relevant statutes and ties the new funding to existing requirements for public‑health grants.

Key Provisions

Extends the authorization of funding for community health centers to cover fiscal years 2019‑2024.
Extends the authorization of funding for the National Health Service Corps to cover fiscal years 2019‑2024.
Extends the authorization of funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical‑education programs to cover fiscal years 2019‑2024.
Extends other related programs (including certain diabetes and Indian health programs) to cover fiscal years 2019‑2024.
Requires that any appropriated amounts for these years follow the requirements of Public Law 115‑245 for programs under sections 330‑340 of the Public Health Service Act.
Updates a conforming amendment to reference this new extension act.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

January 18, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

January 18, 2019

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

January 18, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 18, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 192

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 18, 2019

Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To provide extensions for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate GME programs, and the special diabetes programs.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act.

Extension for community health centers, the national health service corps, and teaching health centers that operate GME programs

(a)

Community health centers funding

Section 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by striking fiscal year 2019 and inserting each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024.

(b)

National Health Service Corps

Section 10503(b)(2)(F) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(F)) is amended by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024.

(c)

Teaching Health Centers that operate Graduate Medical Education Programs

Section 340H(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)(1)) is amended by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024.

(d)

Application of provisions

Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024 shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 115–245 for funds for programs authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act.

(e)

Conforming amendments

Paragraph (4) of section 3014(h) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 50901 of Public Law 115–123, is amended by striking and section 50901(e) of the Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act and inserting , section 50901(e) of the Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act, and section 2(d) of the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act.

Other programs

(a)

Type I

Section 330B(b)(2)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024.

(b)

Indians

Subparagraph (D) of section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024.