[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1633 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1633

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims 
   Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2005

 Mr. Ney (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Davis 
of Illinois, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
  Alexander, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
 Mrs. Capito, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Taylor of 
North Carolina, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Renzi) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims 
   Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers.

    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 ``Protecting Every Health Center Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Section 224(g)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
233(g)(4)) is amended by striking ``receiving Federal funds under 
section 330'' and inserting ``as described in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of 
the Social Security Act''.
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