,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,neal 7for himself and ,miss            
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a       
set-aside of funds for the territories  
under the health profession opportunity 
grant program under section #bjjh of the
 ,social ,security ,act1 to make the    
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands eligible for the grants1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,territory ,health ,revitalization ,act4
  #b4 ,set-aside for the territories    
,section #bjjh7;c77#a7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;g7c77#a77 is amended by inserting 
#e percent of which for each fiscal year
 shall be reserved for grants to ,states
 other than the #ej ,states and the     
,district of ,columbia before the       

period4  #c4 ,eligibility of the        
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands ,section #bjjh7;a77#d7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;g7a77#d77 is amended by striking  
subparagraph 7,e74  #d4 ,guarantee of   
grantees in the territories ,section    
#bjjh7;a77#b7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;g7a77#b77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,d7 ,guarantee of grantees 
in the territories ,the ,secretary shall
 award at least #b grants under this    
subsection to an eligible entity that is
 located in a territory1 to the extent  
there are a sufficient number           
applications submitted by such an       
eligible entity that meet the           
requirements of subparagraph 7,b74  4   
#e4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjai4