On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 54 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 ``Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. (a) Additional 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)(F), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)(H), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to provide additional funding to carry out the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program under section 338A of the Public Health Service Act, the National Health Service Corps Loan Program under section 338B of such Act, and the National Health Service Corps Emergency Service under section 2812A of such Act.''. (b) Criteria for Use of Additional Funding for In-demand Professionals.--Not less than 40 percent of the amounts made available under paragraph (3) of section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.…





