I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3059 
To provide funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, the National 
Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers, and the Nurse Practi-
tioner Residency Training program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2017 
Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CLAY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Ms. ADAMS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, 
the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health 
Centers, and the Nurse Practitioner Residency Training 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Health 
Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 
2017’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10503(b)(1) of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b–2(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $5,110,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(G) $5,410,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(H) $5,790,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(I) $6,620,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(J) $7,510,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(K) $8,460,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(L) $9,490,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(M) $10,590,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
‘‘(N) $11,780,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(O) $12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
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‘‘(P) for fiscal year 2028, and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the amount appropriated for 
the preceding fiscal year adjusted by the prod-
uct of— 
‘‘(i) one plus the average percentage 
increase in costs incurred per patient 
served; and 
‘‘(ii) one plus the average percentage 
increase in the total number of patients 
served; and’’. 
(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b–2(b)), there is authorized to be appropriated, and 
there is appropriated, for the community health centers 
program under section 330 of the Public Health Service 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
254b) 
for 
capital 
projects, 
$18,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Amounts otherwise appropriated 
for community health centers may not be reduced as a 
result of the appropriations made under this section. 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
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SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10503(b)(2) of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b–2(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(G) $893,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(H) $938,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(I) $985,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(J) $1,030,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(K) $1,090,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(L) $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(M) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(N) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(O) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(P) for fiscal year 2028, and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the amount appropriated for 
the preceding fiscal year adjusted by the prod-
uct of— 
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‘‘(i) one plus the average percentage 
increase in the costs of health professions 
education during the prior fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) one plus the average percentage 
change in the number of individuals resid-
ing in health professions shortage areas 
designated under section 333 of the Public 
Health Service Act during the prior fiscal 
year, relative to the number of individuals 
residing in such areas during the previous 
fiscal year.’’. 
(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 appro-
priated under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 4. TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 340H(g) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2015 and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015,’’; and 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘, 
$176,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
$184,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, $194,000,000 for 
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fiscal year 2021, $203,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, 
$214,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $224,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2024, $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, 
$247,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, $260,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2027, and for fiscal year 2028, and each 
subsequent fiscal year, the amount appropriated for 
the preceding fiscal year adjusted by the greater of 
the annual percentage increase in the medical care 
component of the consumer price index for all urban 
consumers (U.S. city average) as rounded up in an 
appropriate manner, or the percentage increase for 
the fiscal year involved under section 2(a)(11).’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts otherwise appropriated 
for Teaching Health Centers may not be reduced as a re-
sult of the appropriations made under this section. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5. NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5316 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking 
subsection (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise appropriated, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated, and there is appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(5) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(6) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(7) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(8) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(9) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(10) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2028, and each subsequent 
fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the pre-
ceding fiscal year adjusted by the greater of the an-
nual percentage increase in the medical care compo-
nent of the consumer price index for all urban con-
sumers (U.S. city average) as rounded up in an ap-
propriate manner, or the percentage increase for the 
fiscal year involved under section 10503(b)(1)(P) of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts otherwise appropriated 
for Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Programs may 
not be reduced as a result of the appropriations made 
under this section. 
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(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
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