,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,doggett introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure 
that health professions opportunity     
demonstration projects train project    
participants to earn a recognized       
postsecondary credential1 and to clarify
 that community colleges are eligible   
for grants to conduct such a            
demonstration project4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,promoting ,health ,careers in          
,community and ,technical ,colleges     
,act4  #b4 ,health professions          
opportunity demonstration project       
grantees required to train project      
participants to earn a recognized       
postsecondary credential ,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 ,grantees required  
,to train project participants ,to earn 
a recognized postsecondary credential   
,an eligible entity awarded a grant to  
conduct a demonstration project under   
this section shall train project        
participants to earn a recognized       
postsecondary credential1 including an  
industry-recognized credential4  4  #c4 
,eligibility of community colleges for  
grants to conduct health professions    
opportunity demonstration projects      
,section #bjjh7;a77#d77;,d7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;g7a77#d77;,d77 is amended by      
striking section #aja and inserting     
sections #aja and #ajb7;a77#a77;,b74    
#d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjai4