,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjag,ms4 ,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,matsui1 & ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to support g]iatrics       
education & tra9+ to address ! eld] c>e 
work=ce %ortage1 promote int]discipl9>y 
team-bas$ c>e1 educate & engage family  
c>egiv]s1 & improve ! quality ( c>e     
deliv]$ to old] adults1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,g]iatrics ,work=ce &      
,c>egiv] ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4         
,education & tra9+ relat+ to g]iatrics  
,section #gec ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid;c7 is am5d$ to
 read z foll[s3  #gec4 ,education &     
tra9+ relat+ to g]iatrics  7a7          
,g]iatrics work=ce enhancem5t program   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants "u ?is subsection to entities    

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 7#c71 or 7#d7 
( section #gii;,b1 section #hja7b71 or  
section #hfe7;d71 or o!r heal?          
pr(essions s*ools or programs approv$ by
 ! ,secret>y1 = ! e/abli%m5t or op]ation
 ( g]iatric work=ce enhancem5t programs 
t meet ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b74   
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,a g]iatrics work=ce  
enhancem5t program meets ! requirem5ts (
 ?is p>agraph if su* program supports ! 
developm5t ( a heal? c>e work=ce t      
maximizes pati5t & family engagem5t &   
improves heal? outcomes = old] adults by
 integrat+ g]iatrics ) prim>y c>e & o!r 
appropriate specialties4 ,special       
emphasis %\ld be plac$ on provid+ !     
prim>y c>e work=ce ) ! k & skills to c>e
 = old] adults & collaborat+ ) community
 p>tn]s to address gaps 9 heal? c>e =   
old] adults ?r\gh individual1 sy/em1    
community1 & population level *anges4   
,areas ( programmatic focus may include 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,trans=m+ cl9ical tra9+ 
environm5ts to integrat$ g]iatrics &    
prim>y c>e deliv]y sy/ems to ensure     

tra9ees are well prep>$ to practice 9 & 
lead 9 su* sy/ems4  7,b7 ,develop+      
provid]s :o c assess & address ! ne$s & 
pref]5ces ( old] adults & _! families & 
c>egiv]s at ! individual1 community1 &  
population levels4  7,c7 ,creat+ &      
deliv]+ community-bas$ programs t w     
provide old] adults & _! families &     
c>egiv]s ) ! k & skills to improve heal?
 outcomes & ! quality ( c>e = su*       
adults4  7,d7 ,provid+ ,alzheim]'s      
disease & relat$ dem5tias 7,,adrd7      
education to ! families & c>egiv]s (    
old] adults1 direct c>e work]s1 heal?   
pr(essions /ud5ts1 faculty1 & provid]s4 
7#c7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d   
grants "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a p]iod n to  
exce$ five ye>s4  7#d7 ,application ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 an entity describ$ 9 su* 
p>agraph %all submit to ! ,secret>y an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#e7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7   

%all ensure an equitable geographic     
di/ribution ( grant recipi5ts2  7,b7    
%all give priority to-- 7i7 programs ) !
 goal ( improv+ & provid+ compreh5sive  
coord9at$ c>e ( old] adults1 includ+    
m$ical1 d5tal1 & psy*osocial ne$s2  7ii7
 programs t support ! tra9+ & retra9+ ( 
faculty1 preceptors1 prim>y c>e         
provid]s1 & provid]s 9 o!r specialties  
to increase _! k ( g]iatrics &          
g]ontology2  7iii7 programs t provide   
cl9ical exp]i5ces across c>e sett+s1    
includ+ ambulatory c>e1 hospitals1      
po/-acute c>e1 nurs+ homes1 f$]ally     
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s1 & home &          
community-bas$ s]vices2  7iv7 programs t
 emphasize education & engagem5t (      
family c>egiv]s on disease              
self-managem5t1 m$ication managem5t1 &  
/ress r$uction /rategies2  7v7 programs 
t provide tra9+ to ! heal? c>e work=ce  
on disease self-managem5t1 motivational 
int]view+1 m$ication managem5t1 & /ress 
r$uction /rategies2  7vi7 programs t    
provide tra9+ to ! heal? c>e work=ce on 

social det]m9ants ( heal? 9 ord] to     
bett] address ! g]iatric heal? c>e ne$s 
( div]se populations2 &  7vii7 programs 
t integrate g]iatrics compet5cies &     
int]pr(essional collaborative practice  
into heal? c>e education & tra9+        
curricula = resid5ts1 fell[s1 & /ud5ts2 
&  7,c7 may give priority to-- 7i7      
programs t sub/antially b5efit rural or 
und]s]v$ populations ( old] adults2     
7ii7 programs t integrate behavioral    
heal? compet5cies into prim>y c>e       
practice1 especially ) respect to eld]  
abuse1 pa9 managem5t1 & advance c>e     
plann+2 or  7iii7 programs t (f]        
%ort-t]m int5sive c\rses 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is clause z a fell[%ip7 t focus on     
g]iatrics1 g]ontology1 *ronic c>e       
managem5t1 & long-t]m c>e t provide     
supplem5tal tra9+ = faculty memb]s 9    
m$ical s*ools & o!r heal? pr(essions    
s*ools or graduate programs 9 psy*ology1
 ph>macy1 nurs+1 social "w1 d5ti/ry1    
public heal?1 alli$ heal?1 or o!r heal? 
discipl9es1 z approv$ by ! ,secret>y4   

,su* a fell[%ip %all be op5 to curr5t   
faculty1 & appropriately cr$5tial$      
volunte] faculty & practition]s1 to     
upgrade _! k & cl9ical skills = ! c>e ( 
old] adults1 & adults ) functional &    
cognitive limitations & to enhance _!   
int]discipl9>y tea*+ skills4  7#f7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to any o!r fund+ available to  
c>ry out ?is subsection1 !re is au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ #de1hjj1jjj = ea* (  
fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbc = purposes
 ( c>ry+ out ?is subsection4  7b7       
,g]iatric ,academic ,c>e] ,aw>ds  7#a7  
,e/abli%m5t ( program ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a program to provide ,g]iatric  
,academic ,c>e] ,aw>ds to eligible      
entities apply+ on behalf ( eligible    
individuals to promote ! c>e] developm5t
 ( su* individuals z academic           
g]iatricians or o!r academic g]iatrics  
heal? pr(essionals4  7#b7 ,eligibility  
7,a7 ,eligible entity ,= purposes ( ?is 
subsection1 ! t]m eligible entity       
means-- 7i7 an entity describ$ 9        

p>agraph 7#a71 7#c71 or 7#d7 ( section  
#biep or section #bif7b72 or  7ii7 an   
accr$it$ heal? pr(essions s*ool or      
graduate program approv$ by ! ,secret>y4
  7,b7 ,eligible individual ,= purposes 
( ?is subsection1 ! t]m eligible        
individual means an individual :o--  7i7
 is bo>d c]tifi$ or bo>d eligible 9     
int]nal m$ic9e1 family practice1        
psy*iatry1 or lic5s$ d5ti/ry1 or has    
complet$ any requir$ tra9+ 9 a discipl9e
 & is employ$ 9 an accr$it$ heal?       
pr(essions s*ool or graduate program t  
is approv$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7ii7 has 
complet$ an approv$ fell[%ip program 9  
g]iatrics or g]ontology1 or has complet$
 specialty tra9+ 9 g]iatrics or         
g]ontology z requir$ by ! discipl9e &   
any additional g]iatrics or g]ontology  
tra9+ z requir$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7iii7
 has a junior 7non-t5ur$7 faculty       
appo9tm5t at an accr$it$ s*ool (        
allopa?ic m$ic9e1 o/eopa?ic m$ic9e1     
nurs+1 social "w1 psy*ology1 d5ti/ry1   
ph>macy1 or o!r alli$ heal? discipl9es 9

 an accr$it$ heal? pr(essions s*ool or  
graduate program t is approv$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,limitations ,an       
eligible entity may n receive an aw>d "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 on behalf ( an eligible  
individual unless ! eligible entity--   
7,a7 submits to ! ,secret>y an          
application1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 & ! ,secret>y approves su*     
application2  7,b7 provides1 9 su* =m & 
mann] z ! ,secret>y may require1        
assurances t ! eligible individual on ^:
 behalf an application 0 submitt$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 w meet ! s]vice        
requirem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#g72 &  
7,c7 provides1 9 su* =m & mann] z !     
,secret>y may require1 assurances t su* 
individual has a full-"t faculty        
appo9tm5t 9 an accr$it$ heal? pr(essions
 s*ool or graduate program & docum5t$   
commitm5t f su* s*ool or program to sp5d
 #ej p]c5t ( ! total "t ( su* individual
 on tea*+ & develop+ skills 9           
int]discipl9>y education 9 g]iatrics4   

7#d7 ,requirem5ts ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is
 section1 ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7 %all give  
priority to eligible entities t apply on
 behalf ( eligible individuals :o are on
 ! faculty ( in/itutions t integrate    
g]iatrics education1 tra9+1 & be/       
practices into academic program crit]ia2
  7,b7 may give priority to eligible    
entities t op]ate a g]iatrics work=ce   
enhancem5t program "u subsection 7a72   
7,c7 %all ensure t grants are equitably 
di/ribut$ among rural or und]s]v$       
populations ( old] adults across ! v>i\s
 geographical regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7,d7 %all pay p>ticul> att5tion to    
g]iatrics heal?c>e work=ce ne$s among   
und]s]v$ populations & rural areas2 &   
7,e7 may n require an eligible          
individual1 or an eligible entity apply+
 on behalf ( an eligible individual1 to 
be a recipi5t ( a grant or contract "u  
section #gec7;a7 or #gej ( title ,,vii (
 ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7#e7   
,ma9t5ance ( ef=t ,an eligible entity   
receiv+ an aw>d "u p>agraph 7#a7 on     

behalf ( an eligible individual %all    
provide assurances to ! ,secret>y t     
funds provid$ to su* individual "u ?is  
subsection w be us$ only to supplem5t1 n
 to supplant1 ! am\nt ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &
 local funds o!rwise exp5d$ by su*      
individual4  7#f7 ,am\nt & duration     
7,a7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( an aw>d "u ?is   
subsection = eligible individuals :o are
 physicians %all equal #ge1jjj = fiscal 
ye> #aiih1 adju/$ = subsequ5t fiscal    
ye>s to reflect ! increase 9 ! ,consum] 
,price ,index4 ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e
 ! am\nt ( an aw>d "u ?is subsection =  
individuals :o are n physicians4  7,b7  
,duration ,! ,secret>y %all make aw>ds  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 = a p]iod n to exce$   
five ye>s4  7,c7 ,paym5t to in/itution  
,! ,secret>y %all make paym5ts to       
in/itutions :i* include s*ools ( m$ic9e1
 o/eopa?ic m$ic9e1 nurs+1 social "w1    
psy*ology1 d5ti/ry1 & ph>macy1 or o!r   
alli$ heal? discipl9e 9 an accr$it$     
heal? pr(essions s*ool or graduate      
program t is approv$ by ! ,secret>y4    

7#g7 ,s]vice requirem5t ,an eligible    
individual on ^: behalf an application 0
 submitt$ & approv$ "u p>agraph         
7#c77;,a7 %all provide tra9+ 9 cl9ical  
g]iatrics or g]ontology1 includ+ ! tra9+
 ( int]discipl9>y teams ( heal? c>e     
pr(essionals4  7#h7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #e1bjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbc = purposes (     
c>ry+ out ?is subsection4  4