H.R. 7289

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7289 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7289

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an advisory 
committee on training in community health centers, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 30, 2026

Ms. Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an advisory 
committee on training in community health centers, 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 ``Community Health Workforce 
Development Act''.

SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAINING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.

The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 
749 (42 U.S.C. 293l) the following:

``SEC. 749-1. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAINING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS.

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the Advisory Committee on Training in 
Community Health Centers (in this section referred to as the `Advisory 
Committee').
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed 
of 15 members (not including the non-voting representatives of 
Federal agencies appointed under paragraph (7)), to be 
appointed by the Secretary.
``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to serve as a member of 
the Advisory Committee, an individual may not be an officer or 
employee of the Federal Government.
``(3) Initial appointments.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint 
the initial members of the Advisory Committee.
``(4) Terms.--A member of the Advisory Committee shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years, except as provided in 
paragraph (5)(B), and except that of the members initially 
appointed under paragraph (3)--
``(A) one-third of such members shall be appointed 
for a term of 1 year;
``(B) one-third of such members shall be appointed 
for a term of 2 years; and
``(C) one-third of such members shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years.
``(5) Vacancies.--
``(A) Same manner as original appointment.--The 
Secretary shall fill a vacancy on the Advisory 
Committee in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made.
``(B) Filling unexpired term.--In the case of a 
vacancy arising before the completion of the term of 
the departing member, the Secretary shall appoint an 
individual to serve for the remainder of the unexpired 
term. Such individual shall meet the same eligibility 
requirements as any other member of the Advisory 
Committee.
``(6) Balance; minority representation.--In appointing 
members of the Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall ensure--
``(A) that at least 75 percent of the members of 
the Advisory Committee have experience working as 
health professionals;
``(B) that at least 1 member of the Advisory 
Committee be a patient of a community health center at 
the time of such member's appointment (including an 
appointment to a successive term);
``(C) that the members of the Advisory Committee 
represent a fair balance of health professions; and
``(D) that the members of the Advisory Committee 
have broad geographic representation and a balance 
between urban and rural members.
``(7) Non-voting representatives of federal agencies.--
``(A) Appointment.--The Secretary may appoint to 
the Advisory Committee such number of non-voting 
representatives of Federal agencies as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. Such non-voting representatives 
may include the following:
``(i) The Assistant Secretary for Health.
``(ii) The Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
``(iii) The Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration.
``(iv) The Director of the Division of the 
National Health Service Corps of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration.
``(v) Members of the Council on Graduate 
Medical Education of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration.
``(vi) The Chief Medical Officer of the 
Veterans Health Administration.
``(B) Pay.--A non-voting representative appointed 
under subparagraph (A) may not receive additional pay, 
allowances, or benefits by reason of the non-voting 
representative's service on the Advisory Committee.
``(c) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
concerning policy and program development and other matters of 
significance concerning training activities in community health 
centers;
``(2) develop, publish, and implement performance measures 
for programs under this part; and
``(3) develop and publish guidelines for longitudinal 
evaluations (as described in section 761(d)(2)) for programs 
under this part.
``(d) Meetings and Documents.--
``(1) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet not less 
than 2 times each year. Such meetings shall be held jointly 
with other related entities established under this title where 
appropriate.
``(2) Documents.--Not later than 14 days prior to the 
convening of a meeting under paragraph (1), the Advisory 
Committee shall prepare and make publicly available an agenda 
of the matters to be considered by the Advisory Committee at 
such meeting. At any such meeting, the Advisory Committee shall 
distribute materials with respect to the issues to be addressed 
at the meeting. Not later than 30 days after the adjourning of 
such a meeting, the Advisory Committee shall prepare and make 
publicly available a summary of the meeting and any actions 
taken by the Advisory Committee based upon the meeting.
``(e) Compensation and Expenses.--
``(1) Compensation.--Each member of the Advisory Committee 
(not including the non-voting representatives of Federal 
agencies appointed under subsection (b)(7)) shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such 
member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Advisory Committee.
``(2) Expenses.--The members of the Advisory Committee (not 
including the non-voting representatives of Federal agencies 
appointed under subsection (b)(7)) shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of 
services for the Advisory Committee.
``(f) FACA Application.--Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the `Federal Advisory Committee Act'), shall 
apply to the Advisory Committee under this section only to the extent 
that the provisions of such chapter 10 do not conflict with the 
requirements of this section. Section 1013(a)(2) of such chapter 10 
(relating to the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply to 
the Advisory Committee.
``(g) Congressional Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
Advisory Committee shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 
and the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly 
available, a report describing the activities of the Advisory 
Committee, which shall include--
``(A) findings and recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee concerning training activities in community 
health centers; and
``(B) recommendations of the Advisory Committee on 
amounts to be appropriated.
``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
committees' means each of the following:
``(A) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives.
``(B) The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate.''.
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