[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5594 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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 
            underserved communities, and for other purposes.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    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 ``Enhancing the Community Health 
Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE HEALTH BEHAVIORS 
              AND OUTCOMES.

    Section 399V(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-
11(j)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Funding.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
            ``(2) Reduction in awards for certain entities.--The 
        Secretary shall reduce the amount of any grant awarded under 
        this section on or after October 1, 2022, to an eligible entity 
        by the amount of any assistance awarded to the same eligible 
        entity for the same or a similar purpose pursuant to the 
        American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117-2).''.
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