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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 286
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care
providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities,
personnel, and patients.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY11, 2023
Ms. E
SCOBAR(for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs.
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APOLITANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. THOMPSONof California,
Ms. V
ELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. GARCIAof Texas, Mr.
P
ANETTA, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. LOISFRANKELof Florida, Ms. KELLYof
Illinois, Ms. W
ASSERMANSCHULTZ, Mr. HIMES, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms.
R
OSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. NADLER,
Mr. B
LUMENAUER, Ms. WILD, Ms. BLUNTROCHESTER, Mrs. WATSON
C
OLEMAN, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WILSONof Florida, Mr. KILMER, Ms.
N
ORTON, Mr. GARCI´Aof Illinois, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin, Mr. PAYNE,
Ms. C
HU, Ms. WILLIAMSof Georgia, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms.
P
LASKETT, Mrs. TORRESof California, Mr. DAVISof Illinois, Mr.
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WALWELL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. LARSON
of Connecticut, Mrs. C
HERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MENG,
Mr. S
MITHof Washington, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. SCHNEIDER,
Mr. C
ICILLINE, Ms. CLARKEof New York, Mr. LIEU, Mr. KHANNA, Mr.
J
OHNSONof Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BUSH, Mrs. HAYES, Mr.
H
ORSFORD, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. STEVENS, Ms.
W
EXTON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. DEANof Pennsylvania, Mr.
M
CGOVERN, Ms. LEGERFERNANDEZ, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. TOKUDA,
Mr. G
OMEZ, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. OCASIO-
C
ORTEZ, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. BOYLEof Pennsylvania, Mr. ROBERT
G
ARCIAof California, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. JACKSONLEE, Ms.
S
CANLON, Ms. LEEof California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SE-
WELL, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BISHOPof Georgia, Mr. GREENof Texas, Mr.
C
LEAVER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TRONE, Ms.
D
EGETTE, Mrs. SYKES, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. CARSON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants
to health care providers to enhance the physical and
cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Providers 4
Safety Act of 2023’’. 5
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO EN-6
HANCE SECURITY. 7
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 8
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) (as amended by Public Law 117– 9
328) is amended by adding at the end the following: 10
‘‘SEC. 399V–8. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO EN-11
HANCE SECURITY. 12
‘‘(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 13
to health care providers to pay for security services and 14
otherwise enhance the physical and cyber security of their 15
facilities, personnel, and patients to ensure safe access. 16
‘‘(b) U
SE OFFUNDS.—A health care provider receiv-17
ing a grant under this section may use the grant to pay 18
the costs of necessary security services and enhancements 19
to physical access and cyber security, including video sur-20
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veillance camera systems, data privacy enhancements, and 1
structural improvements.’’. 2
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