Sponsor
Julie Johnson
Representative · D-TX
Representative · D-TX
The bill aims to raise training quality and public reporting for community health center workforce development, but does so at added federal cost, with new administrative burdens and reduced application of some advisory safeguards.
Healthcare workers at community health centers and the patients they serve will get more expert-guided training and improved care continuity, strengthening workforce quality and clinical care.
Taxpayers and the public gain more transparency and congressional oversight through recurring public reports on training programs and committee activities.
The public may face reduced advisory safeguards and less robust external oversight because the bill limits FACA applicability and exempts certain termination provisions.
Taxpayers will likely incur higher federal costs because committee members are to be paid at Executive Schedule IV daily rates plus travel.
HHS staff, federal employees, and health system personnel may face added administrative burden from new meeting and reporting requirements, diverting time from program delivery.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a 15‑member advisory committee to develop training performance measures and evaluation guidance for community health center programs and to report recommendations to the Secretary and Congress.
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an advisory committee on training in community health centers, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 30, 2026 by Julie Johnson · Last progress January 30, 2026
Creates a 15-member Advisory Committee on Training in Community Health Centers to advise the Secretary on workforce training, performance measures, and program evaluation for health center training programs. The committee will meet at least twice yearly, deliver reports to the Secretary and Congress starting three years after enactment, and members receive per‑diem pay and travel reimbursement. The committee is made up of non‑federal members (with optional non‑voting federal representatives), serves staggered three‑year terms, must publish agendas and meeting summaries, and follows the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the extent allowed by the statute.