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42 U.S.C. § 254b–2 — Community health centers and the National Health Service Corps Fund

submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-148 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 441 words · no verdicts yet

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This law creates the Community Health Center Fund inside HHS. It sends billions of dollars to community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. It also funds health center construction and stays available until spent.

(a) This section creates the Community Health Center Fund ("CHC Fund"), run through the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Its purpose is to give steady, expanded national funding to community health centers (under section 254b) and to the National Health Service Corps. (b) Congress appropriated set amounts to the CHC Fund each year. For the community health center program: $1,000,000,000 in FY2011; $1,200,000,000 in FY2012; $1,500,000,000 in FY2013; $2,200,000,000 in FY2014; $3,600,000,000 for each of FY2015 through FY2017; $3,800,000,000 in FY2018; $4,000,000,000 for each of FY2019 through FY2023; $4,236,712,328 in FY2024; $4,295,287,671 in FY2025; $4,600,000,000 in FY2026; and $1,159,452,055 for the period from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. For the National Health Service Corps: $290,000,000 in FY2011; $295,000,000 in FY2012; $300,000,000 in FY2013; $305,000,000 in FY2014; $310,000,000 for each of FY2015 through FY2020; $310,000,000 for each of FY2021 through FY2023; $341,208,605 in FY2024; $349,736,600 in FY2025; $350,000,000 in FY2026; and $88,219,178 for the same October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 period. (c) Congress also appropriated $1,500,000,000, available for FY2011 through FY2015, for the Secretary to use to build and renovate community health centers. (d) The Secretary must transfer CHC Fund money into HHS accounts to raise health center and National Health Service Corps funding above what it was in FY2008. (e) Money appropriated under (b) and (c) stays available to spend until it is used up — it does not expire at the end of a fiscal year.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) Purpose

It is the purpose of this section to establish a Community Health Center Fund (referred to in this section as the “CHC Fund”), to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in community health centers under section 254b of this title and the National Health Service Corps.

(b) Funding

There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the CHC Fund—

(1)

to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for the community health center program under section 254b of this title—

(A)

$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;

(B)

$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;

(C)

$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;

(D)

$2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;

(E)

$3,600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017;

(F)

$3,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;

(G)

$4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023;

(H)

$4,236,712,328 for fiscal year 2024;

(I)

$4,295,287,671 for fiscal year 2025;

(J)

$4,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and

(K)

$1,159,452,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026; and

(2)

to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for the National Health Service Corps—

(A)

$290,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;

(B)

$295,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;

(C)

$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;

(D)

$305,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;

(E)

$310,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017;

(F)

$310,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019;

(G)

$310,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;

(H)

$310,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023;

(I)

$341,208,605 for fiscal year 2024;

(J)

$349,736,600 for fiscal year 2025;

(K)

$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and

(L)

$88,219,178 for the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026.

(c) Construction

There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000,000 to be available for fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to be used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the construction and renovation of community health centers.

(d) Use of fund

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transfer amounts in the CHC Fund to accounts within the Department of Health and Human Services to increase funding, over the fiscal year 2008 level, for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.

(e) Availability

Amounts appropriated under subsections (b) and (c) shall remain available until expended.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10503, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 1004; Pub. L. 111–152, title II, § 2303, Mar. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1083; Pub. L. 114–10, title II, § 221(a), Apr. 16, 2015, 129 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 115–96, div. C, title I, § 3101(a), (b), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2048; Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title IX, § 50901(a), (c), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 282, 287; Pub. L. 116–59, div. B, title I, § 1101(a), (b), Sept. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1102; Pub. L. 116–69, div. B, title I, § 1101(a), (b), Nov. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 1136; Pub. L. 116–94, div. N, title I, § 401(a), (b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3113; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3831(a), (b), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 116–159, div. C, title I, § 2101(a), (b), Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 116–215, div. B, title II, § 1201(a), (b), Dec. 11, 2020, 134 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 116–260, div. BB, title III, § 301(a), (b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2922; Pub. L. 118–15, div. B, title III, § 2321(b), (c), Sept. 30, 2023, 137 Stat. 94, 95; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title II, § 201(b), (c), Nov. 17, 2023, 137 Stat. 119, 120; Pub. L. 118–35, div. B, title I, § 101(b), (c), Jan. 19, 2024, 138 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title I, § 101(a), (b), Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 118–158, div. C, title I, § 3101(a), (b), Dec. 21, 2024, 138 Stat. 1762; Pub. L. 119–4, div. B, title I, § 2101(a), (b), Mar. 15, 2025, 139 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 119–37, div. F, title I, § 6101(a), (b), Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 629; Pub. L. 119–75, div. J, title IV, § 6401, Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 686.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 1004
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-152 · 124 Stat. 1083
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-10 · 129 Stat. 154
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-96 · 131 Stat. 2048
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-123 · 132 Stat. 282, 287
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-59 · 133 Stat. 1102
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-69 · 133 Stat. 1136
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-94 · 133 Stat. 3113
  • 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-136 · 134 Stat. 433
  • 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-159 · 134 Stat. 728
  • 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-215 · 134 Stat. 1044
  • 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-260 · 134 Stat. 2922
  • 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-15 · 137 Stat. 94, 95
  • 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-22 · 137 Stat. 119, 120
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-35 · 138 Stat. 4
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-42 · 138 Stat. 397
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-158 · 138 Stat. 1762
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-4 · 139 Stat. 40
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-37 · 139 Stat. 629
  • 2026Amended · Pub. L. 119-75 · 140 Stat. 686

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-148 on 2010-03-23.

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