[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10246 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10246

  To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
         health center capital grants, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

 Ms. Barragan (for herself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Costa, Ms. McClellan, Ms. 
  Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Thanedar, Mrs. Trahan, and Ms. 
   Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
         health center capital grants, 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 ``9-8-8 Community Infrastructure 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CENTER CAPITAL GRANTS.

    Subpart 1 of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 330Q. HEALTH CENTER CAPITAL GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities for capital projects.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term eligible entity 
is an entity that is--
            ``(1) a health center funded under section 330, or in the 
        case of a Tribe or Tribal organization, eligible, to be awarded 
        without regard to the time limitation in subsection (e)(3) and 
        subsections (e)(6)(A)(iii), (e)(6)(B)(iii), and (r)(2)(B) of 
        such section; or
            ``(2) a crisis receiving and stabilization facility or 
        crisis call center that has a working relationship with one or 
        more local community mental health and substance use 
        organizations, community mental health centers, and certified 
        community behavioral health clinics, or other local mental 
        health and substance use care providers, including inpatient 
        and residential treatment settings.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available to a recipient of a 
grant or cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 
for crisis response program facility alteration, renovation, 
remodeling, expansion, new construction, and other capital improvement 
costs, including the costs of amortizing the principal of, and paying 
interest on, loans for such purposes.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Crisis receiving and stabilization facility.--The 
        term `crisis receiving and stabilization facility' means a 
        freestanding, non-hospital facility that--
                    ``(A) qualifies for licensure or certification as a 
                crisis receiving and stabilization facility, pursuant 
                to State law of the State in which such facility 
                furnishes crisis response services;
                    ``(B) provides 23-hour observation and assessment 
                chairs or beds and 48-hour crisis stabilization 
                psychiatric beds inclusive of withdrawal management and 
                24-hour medical monitoring;
                    ``(C) provides crisis response services 24 hours 
                per day, 7 days per week using a sliding scale of 
                payment, and neither rejects service nor limits 
                services on the basis of a patient's ability to pay, 
                place of residence, prior forensic engagement, acuity 
                of mental health or substance use condition, 
                intellectual or developmental disability, age or 
                related factors;
                    ``(D) supports no-wrong-door admission capacity 
                available to law enforcement officers, emergency 
                medical personnel, and family members; and
                    ``(E) maintains an average length-of-stay of less 
                than 150 hours.
            ``(2) Crisis response program facility.--The term `crisis 
        response program facility' means a facility used for the 
        purposes of mental health or substance use services that are 
        furnished to an individual, including children and adolescents, 
        experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis by--
                    ``(A) a mobile crisis response team;
                    ``(B) a crisis receiving and stabilization 
                facility;
                    ``(C) a mental health or substance use urgent care 
                facility; or
                    ``(D) other appropriate provider, as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(3) Mental health and substance use urgent care 
        facility.--The term `mental health and substance use urgent 
        care facility' means an ambulatory facility in which 
        individuals experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis 
        may receive crisis assessment services, crisis intervention 
        services, medication, and connection to other appropriate 
        services, without making an appointment prior to arriving at 
        the facility.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.''.
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