115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.
July 26, 2017
Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Pilot program To improve community-based care infrastructure.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to qualified teaching health centers (as defined in section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)) and behavioral health care centers (as defined by the Secretary, to include both substance abuse and mental health care facilities) to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at such centers.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.—To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.