[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2270 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2270

 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

                              May 10, 2007

 Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
 Gillmor, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays, 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 2007''.

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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