,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,ms4      
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide health care practitioners in 
rural areas with training in preventive 
health care1 including both physical and
 mental care1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,rural ,preventive ,health ,care
 ,training ,act of #bjac4  #b4          
,preventive health care training ,part  
,d of title ,,vii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid et   
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #ged the following3  #ged;,a4   
,preventive health care training  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary may make    
grants to1 and enter into contracts     
with1 eligible applicants to enable such

 applicants to provide preventive health
 care training1 in accordance with      
subsection 7c71 to health care          
practitioners practicing in rural areas4
 ,such training shall1 to the extent    
practicable1 include training in health 
care to prevent both physical and mental
 disorders before the initial occurrence
 of such disorders4 ,in carrying out    
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
encourage1 but may not require1 the use 
of interdisciplinary training project   
applications4  7b7 ,limitation ,to be   
eligible to receive training using      
assistance provided under subsection    
7a71 a health care practitioner shall be
 determined by the eligible applicant   
involved to be practicing1 or desiring  
to practice1 in a rural area4  7c7 ,use 
of assistance ,amounts received under a 
grant made or contract entered into     
under this section shall be used--  7#a7
 to provide student stipends to         
individuals attending rural community   
colleges or other institutions that     

service predominantly rural communities1
 for the purpose of enabling the        
individuals to receive preventive health
 care training2  7#b7 to increase staff 
support at rural community colleges or  
other institutions that service         
predominantly rural communities to      
facilitate the provision of preventive  
health care training2  7#c7 to provide  
training in appropriate research and    
program evaluation skills in rural      
communities2  7#d7 to create and        
implement innovative programs and       
curricula with a specific prevention    
component2 and  7#e7 for other purposes 
as the ,secretary determines to be      
appropriate4  7d7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section1 #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjad through #bjag4  4