,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,evans introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 for the use of peer support1 peer      
mentoring1 and career coaching in       
demonstration projects conducted under  
the health profession opportunity grant 
program under section #bjjh of the      
,social ,security ,act4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,mentoring and ,supporting ,families    
,act4  #b4 ,use of peer support1 peer   
mentoring1 and career coaching ,section 
#bjjh of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;g7 is amended by       
redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively1 
and by inserting after subsection 7b7   
the following3  7c7 ,use of peer        
support1 peer mentoring1 and career     
coaching  7#a7 ,preference in           
considering applications ,in considering

 applications for a grant under this    
section1 the ,secretary shall give      
preference to-- 7,a7 applications that  
include opportunities for peer support  
or peer mentoring1 and make career      
coaching available1 as part of the case 
management plan2 and  7,b7 applications 
that include a commitment to providing  
project participants with a monthly cash
 stipend equivalent to #ej percent of   
the ,federal poverty level4  7#b7       
,inclusion among support services ,a    
project for which a grant is made under 
this section shall include case         
management plans that include career    
coaching 7with the option to offer      
appropriate peer support and mentoring  
opportunities to help develop soft      
skills and social capital71 which may be
 offered on an ongoing basis before1    
during1 and after initial training as   
part of a career pathway model4  4  #c4 
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this ,act shall take effect on ,october 
#a1 #bjai4