1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act or the SERV Communities Act . 2. Sense of Congress related to purpose of the 340B Program It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b ) (in this section referred to as the 340B program ) enables covered entities to stretch scarce resources as far as possible, reaching more patients and providing more comprehensive services than without such program; (2) the 340B program provides health care settings that serve a disproportionate share of underserved patient populations (referred to as covered entities) a discount from drug manufacturers on the covered outpatient drugs they purchase to meet health care needs of the community; (3) covered entities that qualify for participation under the 340B program meet rigorous eligibility criteria, proving they are safety net health care providers for many underserved patients; (4) such discounts are provided to such covered entities on the basis of meeting eligibility criteria under the 340B program, and not directly to individual patients; (5) the 340B Program enables covered entities to provide comprehensive services to the communities they serve, which may include providing free or discounted drugs to vulnerable populations, but providing free or discounted drugs to patients is not the sole purpose of the program; (6) the 340B Program is designed to help covered entities promote health for underserved communities and patients, regardless of a particular patient’s insurance status or inability to pay; (7) savings from the 340B program are used by covered entities to reach more patients and provide more comprehensive services, and covered entities are in the best position to assess the use of their savings for community needs