PHS ACCESS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4416 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4416 To establish procedures for the detailing of Public Health Service officers for purposes of advancing care in underserved communities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2026 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish procedures for the detailing of Public Health Service officers for purposes of advancing care in underserved communities. 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 ``Public Health Services for Advancing Care and Creating Efficient Support Systems in Underserved Communities Act'' or the ``PHS ACCESS Act''. SEC. 2. DETAIL OF PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--Section 214 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 215) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: ``(d) The Secretary may detail Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers to Urban Indian organizations, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, to cooperate in or conduct work related to the functions of the Department of Health and Human Services.''; and (3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated-- (A) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or (c)''; and (B) by striking ``subsections (b) or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or (c)''. (b) Appointment of Personnel.--Section 207(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209(d)