,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjai,ms4   
,bass introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide loan     
repaym5t inc5tives = physician          
assi/ants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,physician ,assi/ant ,education ,public 
,heal? ,initiatives ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,exp&+ cl9ical tra9+ opportunities =    
physician assi/ants ,! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]    
section #gdi;,a ( su* ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bicl-#a7 ! foll[+3           
#gdi;,a-#a4 ,exp&+ cl9ical tra9+        
opportunities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants to      
physician assi/ant education programs to
 e/abli% or exp& cl9ical education &    
tra9+ = physician assi/ants at und]s]v$ 

sites includ+ ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?   
c5t]s1 critical access hospitals1 &     
rural heal? cl9ics4  7b7 ,allocation =  
rural sites ,( ! am\nt made available to
 c>ry out ?is section = a fiscal ye>1 ! 
,secret>y %all allocate #ej p]c5t ( su* 
am\nt = cl9ical education & tra9+ at    
und]s]v$ sites t are locat$ 9 rural     
areas4  7c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all give     
priority to physician assi/ant education
 programs propos+ to e/abli% or exp&    
cl9ical rotations = physician assi/ants 
9 p$iatrics1 wom5's heal?1 or behavioral
 heal?4  7d7 ,report+ to ,congress ,!   
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an ,m>*   
#a1 #bjbb1 submit an int]im report to ! 
,congress on ! implem5tation ( ?is      
section2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an ,m>* #a1    
#bjbe1 submit a f9al report to !        
,congress on su* implem5tation4  7e7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #c4         

,reau?orization ( prim>y c>e tra9+ &    
enhancem5t programs ,section #gdg7;c7 ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bick7c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ aft] #bjad !   
foll[+3 & ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh 
#bjbd2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+
 ,fifte5 & ins]t+ ,at lea/ #ae4  #d4    
,grants = rese>* on physician assi/ant  
education  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all provide   
grants to eligible entities to fund     
eligible rese>*]s to increase rese>* on 
physician assi/ant education4  7b7      
,application ,an eligible entity desir+ 
a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! 
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,condition (
 receipt ,z a condition ( receipt ( a   
grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all ea*
 ye> aw>d n few] ?an eight eligible     
rese>*]s funds to support physician     
assi/ant education rese>*4  7d7 ,report 
requirem5t ,an entity receiv+ a grant "u

 ?is section %all provide to ! ,secret>y
 ) respect to ea* ye> t su* entity      
receives funds "u ?is section a report  
on ! activities conduct$ us+ su* funds1 
includ+--  7#a7 ! numb] ( rese>*]s      
support$ dur+ su* ye> by su* entity us+ 
su* funds2  7#b7 a li/ ( ! rese>*]s     
c\nt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 organiz$ by     
rese>*]1 includ+--  7,a7 ! in/itution   
su* rese>*] is affiliat$ )2 &  7,b7 !   
rese>* topic ( su* rese>*]2  7#c7       
citations to publi%$ cl9ical & sci5tific
 rese>* by rese>*]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 t is attributable to support "u ?is
 section2  7#d7 an evaluation ( !       
b5efits ( grants "u ?is section2 &  7#e7
 any o!r in=mation ! ,secret>y may      
reque/4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible  
entity means an organization t--  7,a7  
is a non-pr(it organization2 &  7,b7 has
 demon/rat$ exp]tise 9 physician        
assi/ant education & faculty developm5t4
  7#b7 ,eligible rese>*] ,! t]m eligible
 rese>*] means1 ) respect to an eligible

 entity1 a rese>*] t-- 7,a7 has         
demon/rat$ exp]tise 9 physician assi/ant
 education & faculty developm5t2 &  7,b7
 at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z su* entity   
may require1 provides su* entity ) a    
rese>* proposal on improv+ physician    
assi/ant education & faculty developm5t4
  7#c7 ,physician assi/ant education ,! 
t]m physician assi/ant education means  
select+1 educat+1 & graduat+ /ud5ts 9   
accr$it$ graduate physician assi/ant    
educational programs4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7f7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4