,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aagh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize
 grants = graduate m$ical education     
p>tn]%ips 9 ,/ates ) a l[               
physician-resid5t-to-g5]al-population   
ratio4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,creat+ ,access to ,resid5cy  
,education ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,graduate 
m$ical education p>tn]%ips 9 ,/ates ) a 
l[ physician-resid5t-to-g5]al-population
 ratio ,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #cag,t 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;b-#bb7 ! foll[+3  #cag,u4 ,graduate
 m$ical education p>tn]%ips 9 ,/ates ) a
 l[                                     
physician-resid5t-to-g5]al-population   
ratio  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices 79  
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator7 

%all make grants to1 or ent] into       
contracts )1 eligible p>tn]%ips betwe5  
,/ate or local gov]nm5ts & private      
entities to support ! creation ( new    
m$ical resid5cy tra9+ programs or slots 
)9 exi/+ programs 9 und]s]v$ ,/ates 9   
:i* !re is a l[                         
physician-resid5t-to-g5]al-population   
ratio4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible
 to receive ,f$]al fund+ "u ?is section1
 a p>tn]%ip mu/ consi/ (--  7#a7 a ,/ate
 9 :i* !re are few] ?an #be m$ical      
resid5ts p] population ( #ajj1jjj or a  
local gov]nm5t )9 su* a ,/ate2 &  7#b7 a
 public or private entity consi/+ ( a   
public or nonpr(it tea*+ hospital or an 
accr$it$ graduate m$ical education tra9+
 program4  7c7 ,mat*+ fund+ ,9 aw>d+ a  
grant or contract "u ?is section1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all include a requirem5t (
 mat*+ funds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! public  
or private entity mu/ agree to provide  
"o-?ird ( ! co/ ( ! m$ical resid5cy     
program or new slots 9 an exi/+ program4
  7#b7 ,! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t mu/   

agree to provide "o-?ird ( ! co/ ( !    
m$ical resid5cy program or new slots 9  
an exi/+ program4  7#c7 ,to ! ext5t & 9 
! am\nts made available 9 advance 9     
appropriations ,acts1 ! ,adm9i/rator    
%all agree to provide ! rema9+ "o-?ird (
 ! co/ ( ! m$ical resid5cy program or   
slots 9 an exi/+ program4  7d7          
,pref]5ces ,9 aw>d+ grants & contracts  
"u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all give
 pref]5ce to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,eligible  
p>tn]%ips 9 :i* ! p>ticipat+ ,/ate has  
#bj or few] m$ical resid5ts p]          
population ( #ajj1jjj or ! p>ticipat+   
local gov]nm5t is )9 su* a ,/ate4  7#b7 
,eligible p>tn]%ips 9 :i* ! ,/ate       
involv$ has a population exce$+         
#ae1jjj1jjj & has less ?an #aj p]c5t ( !
 ,nation's resid5cy slots4  7#c7        
,eligible p>tn]%ips :i* fund new        
graduate m$ical education programs or   
slots )9 exi/+ programs 9 ! field (     
family m$ic9e1 int]nal m$ic9e & its     
subspecialties1 g]iatrics1 or p$iatrics4
  7e7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,adm9i/rator may  

e/abli% application processes & o!r     
requirem5ts = p>tn]%ips to receive fund+
 "u ?is section includ+ multiye>        
commitm5ts to ensure ! cont9u$ fund+ (  
graduate m$ical education slots =       
resid5ts 9 tra9+4  7f7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$     
#be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjad1 & su*   
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>s    
#bjae ?r\gh #bjai4  4