H.R. 8201

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8201

To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers 
to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder 
services, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2026

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

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A BILL

To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers 
to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder 
services, 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. REQUIRED PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS.

(a) Inclusion of Behavioral and Mental Health and Substance Use 
Disorder Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended--
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in subclause (V), by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(VI) behavioral and mental health 
and substance use disorder services;''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 330(b)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(2)) is amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
(b) Funding.--Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(K), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2)(L), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to provide enhanced funding to provide the 
services specified in subclause (VI) of section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)), 
$700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.''.
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