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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6072 
To establish a program to assist States in establishing or enhancing 
community integration network infrastructure for health and social services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Mr. 
HUDSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Agriculture, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a program to assist States in establishing or 
enhancing community integration network infrastructure 
for health and social services. 
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 ‘‘Leveraging Integrated 
Networks in Communities To Address Social Needs Act 
of 2021’’ or the ‘‘LINC To Address Social Needs Act of 
2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OR EN-
HANCEMENT OF STATE COMMUNITY INTE-
GRATION NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall award 
grants on a competitive basis to States to support such 
States, through public-private partnerships, to establish 
new or enhance existing community integration network 
infrastructure through authorized activities under sub-
section (b). 
(b) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—A State, acting 
through the public-private partnership entered into under 
subsection (d)(1), shall use a grant under this section to 
carry out activities and services to establish new or en-
hance existing community integration network infrastruc-
ture, on a statewide basis through direct network oper-
ations or collaborations among multiple associated enti-
ties, which may include such entities that operate region-
ally. Such activities and services shall include— 
(1) establishing a new or enhancing an existing 
interoperable technology network that— 
(A) enables the coordination of public and 
private providers and payors of services for in-
dividuals in the State, including services such 
as— 
(i) nutritional assistance; 
(ii) housing; 
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(iii) health care, including telehealth 
services (including through audio-only serv-
ices), preventive health intervention, chron-
ic disease management, and behavioral 
health care; 
(iv) transportation; 
(v) job training; 
(vi) child development or care; 
(vii) caregiving and respite care; 
(viii) disability assistance; 
(ix) independent living services or 
independent living core services; 
(x) care coordination; 
(xi) domestic violence screening; and 
(xii) other services, as determined by 
the State; 
(B) prioritizes— 
(i) partnerships for the use of tech-
nology that align with the guidelines estab-
lished under subsection (c)(3); and 
(ii) connectivity with appropriate ex-
isting technology networks developed by 
public or private organizations in the State 
that comply with, as applicable, standards 
adopted by the Secretary under section 
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