,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,kildee introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 for technical assistance 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    
,technical ,assistance for ,health      
,grants ,act 4  #b4 ,technical          
assistance  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#bjjh of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acig7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7b77#d71 by striking         
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7#b7 by         
redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e7 and inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,technical assistance  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall provide technical
 assistance-- 7,a7 to assist eligible   
entities in applying for grants under   

this section2  7,b7 that is tailored to 
meet the needs of grantees at each stage
 of the administration of projects for  
which grants are made under this        
section2  7,c7 that is tailored to meet 
the specific needs of ,indian tribes    
tribal organizations1 and tribal        
colleges and universities2  7,d7 that is
 tailored to meet the specific needs of 
the territories2  7,e7 that is tailored 
to meet the specific needs of eligible  
entities in carrying out demonstration  
projects for which a grant is made under
 this section2 and  7,f7 to facilitate  
the exchange of information among       
eligible entities regarding best        
practices and promising practices used  
in the projects4  7#b7 ,continuation of 
peer technical assistance conferences   
,the ,secretary shall hold peer         
technical assistance conferences for    
entities to which a grant is made under 
this section4  7#c7 ,report to the      
congress ,during each ,congress1 the    
,secretary shall submit to the          

,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 
report on the nature of any technical   
assistance provided to grantees under   
this section4  4  7b7 ,funding ,section 
#bjjh7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acig7;c77#a77 is amended by  
inserting 1 and to carry out subsection 
7c7 #ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj   
before the period4  #c4 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this ,act shall 
take effect on ,october #a1 #bjai4