Sec. 2. Green Hill-Burton funds for climate-ready medical facilities
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Section 1610(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300r(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(A)— in clause (i), by striking , or and inserting a semicolon; in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: increase capacity to provide essential health care and update medical facilities to become more resilient to climate disasters and public health crises to ensure access and availability of quality health care for communities in need. ; and by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants whose projects will include, by design, resilience against natural disasters, climate change mitigation, or other necessary predisaster adaptations to ensure continuous health care access and combat health risks due to climate change, such as— installation of onsite distributed generation that combines energy-efficient devices, energy storage, and renewable energy in accordance with modern electrical safety standards for medical facilities to allow the medical facility to access essential energy during power outages and optimize use of onsite and offsite energy sources for emissions reductions; improving air conditioning, monitoring, and purifying through installation of high-efficiency heat pumps that provide both cooling and heating, air purifiers, air filtration systems, and air quality monitoring systems integrated with energy systems and energy efficiency considerations in preparation for future natural hazards and public health crises, such as wildfire, smog, extreme heat events, and pandemics; installation and maintenance of wetlands, drainage ponds, stormwater drainage, and any other green infrastructure to protect the medical facility from projected severe effects with respect to extreme weather, natural disasters, or climate change-related events, including sea-level rise, flooding, and increased risk of wildfire; green rooftops, walls, and indoor plantings, particularly those that can provide publicly accessible temperature management and air quality improvements; tree planting and other green infrastructure to create publicly accessible cool space to address urban heat islands; infrastructure upgrades that protect access routes to the medical facility, such as long-term flood, wildfire, and other disaster mitigation for the roads, sidewalks, and public transit infrastructure that service the medical facility; the long-term maintenance of decarbonization and zero-emissions infrastructure installed using funds made available pursuant to paragraph
(4)or other funds; and any other type of plan or project the Secretary determines will increase the sustainability and resiliency of a medical facility, protect patient health and community access during extreme weather, and advance environmental justice. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended. . Section 1610(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300r(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). Section 1621(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300s–1(b)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (J), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (K), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: reasonable assurance that the facility will have adequate staffing to fulfill the community service obligation; and reasonable assurance that the facility— has a collective bargaining agreement with 1 or more labor organizations representing employees at the facility; or has an explicit policy not to interfere with the rights of employees of the facility under section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. . Section 1621 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300s–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An application for a project submitted under part A or B shall deemed to be complete for purposes of section 3(d)(2) of the Granting Resources for Eliminating Emissions Now in Hospitals Act , and the application shall be deemed to have been submitted for purposes of consideration for a planning grant under that section. .
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