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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7814 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care 
providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, 
personnel, and patients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. CHU, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BASS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. CARO-
LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 
Ms. PORTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 
CARSON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. JONES, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. THOMPSON
of California, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CROW, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. DEAN, Ms. OMAR, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. POCAN, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. 
FLETCHER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. BUSTOS, 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. MANNING, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to health care providers to enhance the physical and 
cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Providers 
Safety Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO EN-
HANCE SECURITY. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–7. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO EN-
HANCE SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
to health care providers to pay for security services and 
otherwise enhance the physical and cyber security of their 
facilities, personnel, and patients to ensure safe access. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A health care provider receiv-
ing a grant under this section may use the grant to pay 
the costs of necessary security services and enhancements 
to physical access and cyber security, including video sur-
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veillance camera systems, data privacy enhancements, and 
structural improvements.’’. 
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