I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 286 
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 
JANUARY 11, 2023 
Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
PANETTA, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HIMES, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. 
ROSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. NADLER, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WILD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. PAYNE, 
Ms. CHU, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MENG, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. LIEU, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BUSH, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. TOKUDA, 
Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. OCASIO- 
CORTEZ, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROBERT 
GARCIA of California, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
SCANLON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SE-
WELL, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TRONE, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mrs. SYKES, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. CARSON) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 2023’’. 
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.) (as amended by Public Law 117– 
328) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–8. 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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