,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #decd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,ruiz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,pallone7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to improve the public health system in  
tribal communities and increase the     
number of ,american ,indians and ,alaska
 ,natives pursuing health careers1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,native  
,health and ,wellness ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,tribal health block grant ,title   
,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act is amended by inserting after      
section #cag,t of such ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 the following new 
section3  #cag,u4 ,tribal health block  
grant  7a7 ,in general ,to the extent   
and in the amounts made available in    
advance by appropriations1 the          
,secretary1 acting through the ,director

 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 shall award a grant1 in
 an amount determined pursuant to the   
formula developed under subsection 7e71 
to each eligible ,indian tribe or tribal
 organization for the purposes of       
promoting health1 preventing disease1   
and reducing health disparities among   
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives4
  7b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary     
shall carry out this section1 including 
the development of the formula required 
by subsection 7e71 in consultation with 
eligible ,indian tribes and tribal      
organizations4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be 
eligible for a grant under this section 
for a fiscal year1 an ,indian tribe or  
tribal organization shall submit to the 
,secretary a plan at such time1 in such 
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7d7 ,use
 of funds ,each grantee under this      
section shall use the grant funds-- 7#a7
 to establish or support preventive     
health service programs that facilitate 

the achievement of health-status goals2 
7#b7 to establish or support public     
health services that reduce the         
prevalence of chronic disease among     
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives2
 or  7#c7 to strengthen public health   
infrastructure to facilitate the        
surveillance and response to infectious 
disease and foodborne illness outbreaks4
  7e7 ,formula ,the ,secretary shall    
develop a formula to be used in         
allocating the total amount of funds    
made available to carry out this section
 for a fiscal year among the eligible   
,indian tribes and tribal organizations4
  7f7 ,reports ,each grantee under this 
section shall submit reports at such    
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this     
section1 the terms ,indian tribe and    
tribal organization have the meanings   
given to such terms in section #d of the
 ,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act
 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  7h7            

,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#ef1gjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbd4  4  #c4 ,grant     
program to recruit and mentor ,american 
,indian and ,alaska ,native youth and   
young adults ,subpart #c of part ,e of  
title ,,vii of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f et  
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #ggi4       
,recruitment and mentoring of ,american 
,indian and ,alaska ,native youth and   
young adults  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall make grants to ,indian 
tribes and tribal organizations for the 
purpose of recruiting and mentoring     
,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native   
youth and young adults in health        
professions4  7b7 ,use of funds ,an     
,indian tribe or tribal organization    
receiving a grant under subsection 7a7  
shall use the grant funds--  7#a7 to    
expose ,american ,indian and ,alaska    

,native adolescent youth or young adults
 to health professions2  7#b7 to promote
 science education2  7#c7 to establish  
mentoring relationships between-- 7,a7  
,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native   
youth or young adults2 and  7,b7 health 
professionals2  7#d7 to provide hands-on
 learning experiences in a health care  
setting2  7#e7 to establish partnerships
 with institutions of higher education  
7including tribal colleges71 local      
educational agencies1 and other         
community-based entities to develop a   
larger and more competitive applicant   
pool for health professional careers2 or
  7#f7 to provide counseling1 mentoring1
 and other services designed to assist  
,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native   
youth or young adults in the pursuit of 
higher education with respect to health 
professions4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,health profession ,the   
term health profession has the meaning  
given to the term ,health profession in 
section #d of the ,indian ,health ,care 

,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74
  7#b7 ,indian tribe ,the term ,indian  
tribe has the meaning given to such term
 in section #d of the ,indian ,health   
,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjc74  7#c7 ,tribal organization ,the 
term tribal organization has the meaning
 given such term in section #d of the   
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7d7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,to carry out this      
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4  4