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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 192 

To provide extensions for community health centers, the National Health 

Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate GME programs, 

and the special diabetes programs. 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community and Public 

5 Health Programs Extension Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, 

2 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, 

3 AND TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OP4 ERATE GME PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FUNDING.—Sec6 tion 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and Afford7 able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(F)) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

9 years 2019 through 2024’’. 

10 (b) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.—Section 

11 10503(b)(2)(F) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

12 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(F)) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

14 (c) TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE

15 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 

16 340H(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 256h(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and in18 serting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

19 (d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro20 priated pursuant to this section for each of fiscal years 

21 2019 through 2024 shall be subject to the requirements 

22 contained in Public Law 115–245 for funds for programs 

23 authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public 

24 Health Service Act. 

25 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (4) of 

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1 ed by section 50901 of Public Law 115–123, is amended 

2 by striking ‘‘and section 50901(e) of the Advancing 

3 Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act’’ and in4 serting ‘‘, section 50901(e) of the Advancing Chronic 

5 Care, Extenders, and Social Services Act, and section 2(d) 

6 of the Community and Public Health Programs Extension 

7 Act’’. 

8 SEC. 3. OTHER PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) TYPE I.—Section 330B(b)(2)(D) of the Public 

10 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(D)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

12 2024’’. 

13 (b) INDIANS.—Subparagraph (D) of section 

14 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 254c–3(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

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