,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,smucker introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide grants to support initiatives
 focused on addressing pediatric public 
health disparities in children's        
hospitals graduate medical education    
programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening our  
,pediatric ,workforce ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,findings ,the ,congress makes the  
following findings3  7#a7 ,our ,nation  
is facing a critical physician shortage4
  7#b7 ,the predicted supply of         
pediatric medical specialists is not    
expected to meet demand over the next   
ten years1 which may make it more       
difficult to provide children with      
complex or special health conditions the
 care they need4  7#c7 ,research        
reflects that poverty can have a        

negative impact on the long-term care   
outcomes of children4 ,poverty          
conditions can contribute to poor       
nutrition1 chronic illness1 obesity and 
delayed development4 ,ensuring pediatric
 physicians incorporate anti-poverty    
initiatives into their medical training 
can help improve the health of children 
living in poverty4  7#d7 ,the purpose of
 this ,act is to provide additional     
assistance to the ,children's ,hospital 
,graduate ,medical ,education 7,,chgme7 
program for the purpose of incorporating
 initiatives to address pediatric health
 disparities4  #c4 ,grant program to    
incorporate pediatric anti-poverty      
initiatives into resident training      
,section #cdj;,e of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;e7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7i7 ,grant   
program ,to incorporate pediatric       
anti-,poverty initiatives into resident 
training  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary1 acting through the          

,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration1 may1 for
 a year 7beginning with #bjbj71 make    
grants to children's hospitals described
 in paragraph 7#b7 with approved        
graduate medical residency training     
programs that are otherwise receiving   
funding under this section for such     
year1 for the startup costs associated  
with developing and incorporating       
initiatives that address pediatric      
health disparities1 including access to 
care1 poverty1 opioid overuse1 food     
insecurity1 and child abuse4  7#b7      
,children's hospitals described ,for    
purposes of this subsection1 a          
children's hospital described in this   
paragraph is1 with respect to a year1 a 
children's hospital that is--  7,a7     
located in an area designated as a      
health professional shortage area under 
section #ccb2  7,b7 receiving payments  
pursuant to subsection 7h7 for such     
year2 and  7,c7 not receiving a bonus   
payment under subsection 7h77#f77;,b7   

for such year4  7#c7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
subsection1 not more than #aj1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjbj through  
#bjbg4  4