[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4268 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4268

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health 
  care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their 
                  facilities, personnel, and patients.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health 
  care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their 
                  facilities, personnel, and patients.

    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 ``Health Care Providers Safety Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO ENHANCE SECURITY.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-7. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO ENHANCE SECURITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to health care 
providers to pay for security services and otherwise enhance the 
physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and 
patients to ensure safe access.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--A health care provider receiving a grant under 
this section may use the grant to pay the costs of necessary security 
services and enhancements to physical access and cyber security, 
including video surveillance camera systems, data privacy enhancements, 
and structural improvements.''.
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