PATH Fairness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1717
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health programs administration and funding

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>PATH Fairness Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, which provide services to individuals who: (1) are suffering from serious mental illness, or are suffering from serious mental illness and from substance abuse; and (2) are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The minimum allotment of program funding for each state and territory is increased on the condition that appropriations are sufficient to provide the minimum allotment to all states and territories.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1717 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PATH Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program Section 524 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290cc–24 ) is amended to read as follows: 524. Determination of amount of allotment (a) Determination under formula Subject to subsection (b), the allotment required by section 521 for a State for a fiscal year is the product of— (1) an amount equal to the amount appropriated under section 535 for the fiscal year; and (2) a percentage equal to the quotient of— (A) an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the State involved, as indicated by the most recent data collected by the Bureau of the Census; and (B) an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the United States, as indicated by the sum of the respective amounts determined for the States under subparagraph (A). (b) Minimum allotment (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the allotment for a State under section 521 for a fiscal year shall, at a minimum, be the greater of— (A) the amount the State received under section 521 for fiscal year 2016; and (B) $750,000 for each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and $100,000 for each of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (2) Condition If the funds appropriated for any fiscal year under section 535 are insufficient to ensure that States receive a minimum allotment in accordance with paragraph (1), then— (A) no State shall receive less than the amount received by the State in fiscal year 2016; and (B) any funds remaining after amounts are provided under subparagraph (A) shall be used to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B), to the maximum extent possible. . 3. Authorization of appropriations Section 535(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290cc–35(a) ) is amended by striking $64,635,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 .