,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjad ,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,heck
 ( ,nevada7 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$ical education p>tn]%ips 9  
,/ates ) a l[ ratio ( m$ical resid5ts   
relative to ! g5]al population4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,creat+ ,access to ,resid5cy ,education 
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,graduate m$ical     
education p>tn]%ips 9 ,/ates ) a l[     
ratio ( m$ical resid5ts relative to     
g5]al population ,"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$ical education p>tn]%ips 9 
,/ates ) a l[ ratio ( m$ical resid5ts   
relative to g5]al population  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 entities to support !       
creation ( new m$ical resid5cy tra9+    
programs or slots )9 exi/+ programs 9   
,/ates 9 :i* !re is a l[ ratio ( m$ical 
resid5ts relative to ! g5]al population4
  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to   
receive ,f$]al fund+ "u ?is section1 an 
entity mu/--  7#a7 be locat$ 9 a ,/ate 9
 :i* !re are few] ?an #be m$ical        
resid5ts p] population ( #ajj1jjj2 &    
7#b7 be a public or nonpr(it tea*+      
hospital or an accr$it$ graduate m$ical 
education tra9+ program4  7c7 ,p>tn]%ips
 ,9 support+ ! creation ( new m$ical    
resid5cy tra9+ programs or slots ?r\gh a
 grant or contract "u ?is section1 an   
eligible entity may ent] into a p>tn]%ip
 ) a ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 community   
heal? c5t]1 local heal? dep>tm5t1       
hospital1 or o!r organization deem$ by !
 entity to be appropriate4  7d7 ,mat*+  
funds ,an agreem5t aw>d+ a grant or     
contract "u ?is section %all--  7#a7 9 !

 case ( a new or exi/+ m$ical resid5cy  
tra9+ program 9 ! field ( prim>y c>e--  
7,a7 require ! entity aw>d$ su* grant or
 contract to provide "o-?ird ( ! co/ ( !
 slots to be fund$ ?r\gh ! agreem5t2 &  
7,b7 to ! ext5t & 9 ! am\nts made       
available 9 advance 9 appropriations    
,acts1 require ! ,adm9i/rator to provide
 ! rema9+ two-?irds ( ! co/ ( su* slots2
 &  7#b7 9 ! case ( a new or exi/+      
m$ical resid5cy tra9+ program 9 any o!r 
field--  7,a7 require ! aw>d recipi5t to
 provide "o-half ( ! co/ ( ! slots to be
 fund$ ?r\gh ! agreem5t2 &  7,b7 to !   
ext5t & 9 ! am\nts made available 9     
advance 9 appropriations ,acts1 require 
! ,adm9i/rator to provide ! rema9+      
"o-half ( ! co/ ( su* slots4  7e7       
,requirem5ts ,! ,adm9i/rator %all       
e/abli% application processes = eligible
 entities to receive fund+ "u ?is       
section1 includ+ multiye> commitm5ts to 
ensure ! cont9u$ fund+ ( graduate m$ical
 education slots = resid5ts 9 tra9+4    
7f7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is        

section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all def9e ! t]m
 prim>y c>e4  7g7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$     
#be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjae1 & su*   
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>s    
#bjaf ?r\gh #bjbj4  4