H.R. 5594, Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act
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H. R. 5594, the Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 15, 2021, by Joyce of Pennsylvania and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically underserved communities. Section 2 authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The Secretary must reduce a grant to an eligible entity by the amount of any assistance awarded to the same entity for the same or a similar purpose under the American Rescue Plan Act.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 5594
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to promote
positive health behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically un-
derserved communities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes
for populations in medically underserved communities,
and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing the Com-
5 munity Health Workforce Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO PROMOTE POSI-
2 TIVE HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND OUTCOMES.
3 Section 399V(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42
4 U.S.C. 280g–11(j)) is amended to read as follows:
5 ‘‘(j) FUNDING.—
6 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
7 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
8 this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years
9 2023 through 2027.
10 ‘‘(2) REDUCTION IN AWARDS FOR CERTAIN EN-
11 TITIES.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount of
12 any grant awarded under this section on or after Oc-
13 tober 1, 2022, to an eligible entity by the amount of
14 any assistance awarded to the same eligible entity
15 for the same or a similar purpose pursuant to the
16 American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117–2).’’.
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