,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,gomez introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 a set-aside of funds for ,indian       
populations under the health profession 
opportunity grant program under section 
#bjjh of the ,social ,security ,act1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,tribal  
,healthcare ,careers ,act4  #b4         
,set-aside of funds for ,indian         
populations ,section #bjjh7;c77#a7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acig;g7c77#a77 is amended by 
inserting #ae percent of which for each 
fiscal year shall be reserved for grants
 to ,indian tribes1 tribal              
organizations1 and ,tribal ,colleges and
 ,universities before the period4  #c4  
,guarantee of grants for indian         
populations ,section #bjjh7;a77#b77;,c7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      

,u4,s4,c4 #acig7;a77#b77;,c77 is amended
 to read as follows3  7,c7 ,guarantee of
 grants for indian populations ,the     
,secretary shall award at least #aj     
grants under this subsection to an      
eligible entity that is an ,indian      
tribe1 a tribal organization1 or a      
,tribal ,college or ,university1 to the 
extent there are a sufficient number of 
applications submitted by such an       
eligible entity that meet the           
requirements of subparagraph 7,b74  4   
#d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjai4