119-hr3409

[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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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