Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1983
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of </b><b>2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2024 and makes appropriations for the Community Health Center Fund, which provides enhanced funding for the community health center program and the National Health Service Corps.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2019 Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps Section 221 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (3) Additional funding In addition to amounts appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there are appropriated to the CHC Fund the following: (A) For purposes of paragraph (1) of such section— (i) for fiscal year 2020, $4,200,000,000; (ii) for fiscal year 2021, $4,400,000,000; (iii) for fiscal year 2022, $4,600,000,000; (iv) for fiscal year 2023, $4,800,000,000; and (v) for fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000,000. (B) For purposes of paragraph (2) of such section— (i) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; (ii) $340,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (iii) $355,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; (iv) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and (v) $385,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 and inserting fiscal year 2020, fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2022, fiscal year 2023, and fiscal year 2024 .