H.R. 3409

119 HR 3409 IH: Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3409  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.
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  .
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.
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(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).
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(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.
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(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)) .