,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dedd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,kaine1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4       
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide health equity for people with
 disabilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,health ,equity
 for ,people with ,disabilities ,act4   
#b4 ,health equity for people with      
disabilities  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#ccj of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b7 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 
by inserting including people with      
disabilities within these populations2  
after public housing12 and  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting         
including accessible healthcare services

 before the semicolon2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 in the   
matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by     
inserting 1 including accessible        
healthcare services after health        
services2  7ii7 in clause 7iv71 by      
inserting 1 including people with       
disabilities1 after enable individuals2 
and  7iii7 in clause 7v71 by inserting 1
 including people with disabilities1    
after health center2 and  7,b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#d7        
,disability ,the term disability has the
 meaning given such term in the         
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij4  2  7#c7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 
7,a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by inserting 1  
including people with disabilities      
within these medically underserved      
populations before the first period2 and
  7ii7 by inserting accessible after    
lease of2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7,e71 by inserting non-profit health and

 wellness agencies1 after local         
hospitals12  7#d7 in subsection 7d7--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by         
inserting or with disabilities before   
the semicolon2 and  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by inserting or for addressing    
barriers to care affecting people with  
disabilities in their communities before
 the period2  7#e7 in subsection        
7e77#f77;,a77ii71 insert 81 or will     
serve a significant population of people
 with disabilities0 after 8other        
applicants02  7#f7 in subsection        
7f77#a77;,b71 by inserting 1 including  
people with disabilities1 after women   
and children2  7#g7 in subsection       
7g77#a77;,a71 by inserting 1 including  
people with disabilities before the     
semicolon2  7#h7 in subsection 7h77#a71 
by striking and veterans at risk of     
homelessness and inserting veterans at  
risk of homelessness1 and people with   
disabilities who are homeless or at risk
 of homelessness2  7#i7 in subsection   
7i77#a71 by inserting 1 inclusive of    

people with disabilities in these       
communities before the period2 and      
7#aj7 in subsection 7j77#d7-- 7,a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking the period and inserting 2 or2 
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 provide communication  
devices1 aids1 or services to meet      
disability accessibility requirements4  
4  7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in
 the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall be construed to modify the manner 
in which funding is provided to targeted
 populations on the date of enactment of
 this ,act or to otherwise shift the    
focus of programming for such           
populations4 ,such amendments are       
intended to ensure that members of      
targeted populations with disabilities  
are included in such programming1 have  
access to care1 and are served under    
programs under section #ccj of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7as       
amended by this section74