[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3409 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3409
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve health
care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps
for individuals with a developmental disability, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2025
Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Morelle,
Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) 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 expand and improve health
care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps
for individuals with a developmental disability, 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 ``Healthcare Extension and
Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population
Act of 2025'' or the ``HEADs UP Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY HEALTH CENTERS AND NATIONAL HEALTH
SERVICE CORPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY.
(a) Inclusion Within Special Medically Underserved Populations for
Purposes of Health Center Definition.--Section 330(a)(1) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``and
residents of public housing,'' and inserting ``residents of public
housing, and individuals with a developmental disability''.
(b) Definition.--Section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Individuals with a developmental disability.--In this
section, the term `individuals with a developmental disability'
means individuals with a developmental disability as defined in
section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights Act of 2000.''.
(c) Grants for Services.--
(1) Authorization.--Section 330 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (j) through (r) as
subsections (k) through (s), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (i) the
following:
``(j) Individuals With a Developmental Disability.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants to
existing health centers for the purposes described in
subsections (e) and (f) to establish or operate new delivery
sites for comprehensive primary health services, including
dental care, to a special medically underserved population
comprised of individuals with a developmental disability.
``(2) Required services.--In addition to required primary
health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), an entity
that receives a grant under this subsection shall be required
to provide specialized treatment, as necessary, including
specially trained dental care services, to individuals with a
developmental disability as a condition of such grant.
``(3) Supplement not supplant requirement.--A grant awarded
under this subsection shall be expended to supplement, and not
supplant, the expenditures of the health center and the value
of in kind contributions for the delivery of services to the
population described in paragraph (1).''.
(2) Conforming change.--Section 330(a)(2) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(2)) is amended by
striking ``or (i)'' and inserting ``(i), or (j)''.
(d) Funding.--
(1) Preserving the distribution of grants.--Subsection
(s)(2)(B) (as redesignated) of section 330 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended by striking ``the total
amount appropriated to carry out this section for that fiscal
year'' and inserting ``the total amount appropriated to carry
out this section (other than subsection (j)) for that fiscal
year''.
(2) Funding report.--Subsection (s)(3)(A) (as redesignated)
of section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b) is amended by striking ``and migratory and seasonal
agricultural workers,'' and inserting ``migratory and seasonal
agricultural workers, and individuals with a developmental
disability,''.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--Subsection (s) (as
redesignated) of section 330 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Funding for services for individuals with a
developmental disability.--To carry out subsection (j), there
is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2030.''.
(e) Inclusion for Purposes of Health Professional Shortage Areas.--
Section 332(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
striking ``and residents of public housing (as defined in section
3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(1)))'' and inserting ``residents of public housing (as defined
in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(1))), and individuals with a developmental disability (as
defined in section 330(b))''.
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