116 S4790 IS: Patient Navigator Enhancement Act U.S. Senate 2022-09-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4790IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 6, 2022Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo increase funding for the Patient Navigator Research Program of the National Cancer Institute.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Patient Navigator Enhancement Act.

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Funding for the Patient Navigator Research Program of the National Cancer Institute

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall use amounts allocated under subsection (b) for purposes of carrying out the Patient Navigator Research Program of the National Cancer Institute.(b)

Allocation of amounts

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, out of any unobligated amounts returned by or recouped from recipients of past distributions from the Provider Relief Fund, the Secretary shall allocate such amounts as the Secretary determines appropriate for purposes of carrying out subsection (a). (c)

Provider relief fund

In this section, the term Provider Relief Fund means the funding appropriated to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for necessary expenses to reimburse, through grants or other mechanisms, eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenue attributable to coronavirus for which appropriations are made under—(1)the third paragraph under the heading Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136);(2)the first paragraph under the heading Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in division B of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139); and(3)the fourth paragraph under the heading Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260).