Index for HR3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

(a) In general.—Section 799C, as added and amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c) Health professions training for diversity.—For the purpose of carrying out sections 736, 737, 738, 739, and 739A, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:

“(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.

“(2) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

“(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.

“(4) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.

“(5) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.

“(d) Interdisciplinary training programs, Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment, and health workforce assessment.—For the purpose of carrying out sections 741, 759, 761, and 764, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:

“(1) $87,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.

“(2) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

“(3) $103,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.

“(4) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.

“(5) $113,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.”.

(b) Existing authorizations of appropriations.—

(1) SECTION 736.—Paragraph (1) of section 736(i) (42 U.S.C. 293(h)), as redesignated, is amended by striking “2002” and inserting “2015”.

(2) SECTIONS 737, 738, AND 739.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 740 are amended by striking “2002” each place it appears and inserting “2015”.

(3) SECTION 741.—Subsection (h), as so redesignated, of section 741 is amended—

(A) by striking “and” after “fiscal year 2003,”; and

(B) by inserting “, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year through the end of fiscal year 2015” before the period at the end.

(4) SECTION 761.—Subsection (e)(1), as so redesignated, of section 761 is amended by striking “2002” and inserting “2015”.