Title: Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Community Health Center Fund, which provides enhanced funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 962 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 962

   To provide funding for federally qualified health centers and the 
                     National Health Service Corps.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2019

Mr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, and Mrs. Gillibrand) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide funding for federally qualified health centers and the 
                     National Health Service Corps.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Health Center and Primary 
Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $6,189,174,200 for fiscal year 2020;
                    ``(H) $6,808,091,620 for fiscal year 2021;
                    ``(I) $7,488,900,782 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(J) $8,237,790,860 for fiscal year 2023; and
                    ``(K) $9,061,569,946 for fiscal year 2024; and''.
    (b) Capital Projects.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)), there is authorized to be 
appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the community health centers program 
under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) for 
capital projects, $4,600,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated under this section 
shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 10503(b)(2) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                    ``(H) $935,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                    ``(I) $1,028,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(J) $1,131,350,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
                    ``(K) $1,244,485,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
    (b) Limitation.--Amounts otherwise appropriated for National Health 
Service Corps may not be reduced as a result of the appropriations made 
under this section.
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