To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.

Bill: 117-hr-1862
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Building construction

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical education

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to improve infrastructure, including to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and other public health crises, at teaching health centers and behavioral health care centers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2021 Mrs. Trahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.

1. Pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to qualified teaching health centers (as defined in section 340H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256h )) and behavioral health care centers (as defined by the Secretary, to include both substance abuse and mental health care facilities) to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at such centers, including to address COVID–19 and other subsequent public health crises. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.