,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to improve !        
provision ( m$ical s]vices to !         
homeless4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mobile ,m$ical ,homeless  
,heal? ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 numb] ( p exp]i5c+ homelessness on a   
s+le night increas$ by #a4a p]c5t f     
#fdc1jfg 9 ,janu>y #bjji to #fdi1iag 9  
,janu>y #bjaj4 ,cali=nia1 ,new ,york1 & 
,florida acc\nt$ = #dj p]c5t ( ! total  
homeless population4  7#b7 ,a total (   
#gi1ddf family h\seholds1 includ+       
#bda1iea p]sons 9 families1 7 homeless z
 ( ,janu>y #bjaj4 ,s9ce #bjji1 ! numb] (
 homeless families increas$ #a4b p]c5t1 
& ! numb] ( homeless p]sons 9 families  
increas$ #a4f p]c5t4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( p 
:o 7 *ronically homeless1 p]sons ) sev]e

 disabilities & long-t]m homeless       
hi/ories1 decreas$ #a p]c5t betwe5 #bjji
 & #bjaj1 f #aaj1iag to #aji1hab4  7#d7 
,out ( ^? homeless individuals 9 a      
%elt]1 #cd4g p]c5t suff]$ f sub/ance    
abuse & #bf4b p]c5t _h a s]i\s m5tal    
illness4  7#e7 ,mobile m$ical heal? c>e 
s]vices c effectively rea* homeless     
populations & provide prim>y c>e1       
scre5+s1 d5tal c>e1 m$ications1         
behavioral heal? c>e1 immunizations1 lab
 te/s1 case managem5t1 b5efits assi/ance
 & assessm5ts1 & triage4  7#f7 ,mobile  
m$ical heal? c>e s]vices c provide heal?
 c>e to homeless adults & *ildr5 9      
urban1 rural1 & suburban areas4  7#g7 ,!
 av]age co/ ( a visit to a provid] (    
mobile m$ical heal? c>e s]vices is      
significantly bel[ ! av]age co/ ( an    
em]g5cy dep>tm5t visit4 ,visit+ a mobile
 m$ical heal? c>e s]vice in/ead ( !     
em]g5cy dep>tm5t c result 9 a co/ sav+s 
( m ?an #hjj p] visit4  #c4 ,improv+    
access ( homeless individuals to m$ical 
s]vices ,subp>t ,i ( ,"p ,d ( title     

,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et seq47 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  
#ccj,m4 ,p>tn]%ips to improve access (  
homeless individuals to m$ical s]vices  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d      
grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative        
agreem5ts to eligible entities describ$ 
9 subsection 7b7 to enable su* entities 
to improve access ( homeless individuals
 to mobile m$ical heal? c>e s]vices4    
7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible =
 a grant1 contract1 or agreem5t "u ?is  
section an entity %all--  7#a7 be a     
p>tn]%ip consi/+ (--  7,a7 "o or m      
hospitals2 &  7,b7 "o or m o!r local    
heal? c>e facilities1 includ+ cl9ics1   
heal? c5t]s1 prim>y c>e facilities1     
m5tal heal? c5t]s1 ph>macies1 or o!r    
mobile m$ical assets 7z su* t]m is def9$
 = purposes ( section #cai;,c-#b71 :e!r 
or n su* a local heal? c>e facility is  
own$ 7ei!r 9 :ole or 9 "p7 by a p>tn]+  
hospital describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 & 
7#b7 submit to ! ,secret>y1 an          

application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,a grant1    
contract1 or agreem5t aw>d$ "u ?is      
section may be exp5d$ only = activities 
to increase access ( homeless           
individuals to mobile m$ical s]vices1   
includ+ prim>y heal? s]vices 7z def9$ 9 
section #ccj7;b77#a771 sub/ance abuse   
s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section              
#ccj7;h77#e771 & m5tal heal? c\nsel+4   
7d7 ,limitation on aw>ds ,a hospital or 
heal? c>e facility %all n be eligible = 
a grant1 contract1 or agreem5t "u ?is   
section ) respect to m ?an "o p>tn]%ip  
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a74  7e7     
,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ a grant1 contract1 or
 agreem5t "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to any application f 
a geographic area t has a comp>atively  
high ratio ( homeless individuals to    
non-homeless individuals4  7f7          
,supplem5t n supplant requirem5t ,a     
grant1 contract1 or agreem5t aw>d$ "u   
?is section %all be exp5d$ to supplem5t1

 & n supplant1 ! exp5ditures ( !        
eligible entity involv$ & ! value ( 9   
k9d contributions = ! deliv]y ( s]vices 
to homeless individuals4  7g7 ,tempor>y 
cont9u$ provision ( s]vices to c]ta9 =m]
 homeless individuals ,if any grantee "u
 ?is section has provid$ s]vices        
describ$ 9 ?is section to a homeless    
individual "u ! grant1 contract1 or     
agreem5t aw>d$ "u ?is section1 su*      
grantee may1 not)/&+ t ! individual is  
no long] homeless z a result ( becom+ a 
resid5t 9 p]man5t h\s+1 exp5d ! am\nt s 
aw>d$ to cont9ue to provide su* s]vices 
to ! individual = n m ?an #ab mon?s4    
7h7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,homeless individual ,!  
t]m homeless individual has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #ccj7;h77#e74  7#b7  
,mobile m$ical heal? c>e s]vices ,! t]m 
mobile m$ical heal? c>e s]vice means any
 heal? c>e relat$ s]vice provid$ 9 a    
moveable vehicle or a non-p]man5t cl9ic4
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