,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #decd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjai,mr4 ,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4       
,pallone7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to improve ! public 
heal? sy/em 9 tribal communities &      
increase ! numb] ( ,am]ican ,indians &  
,alaska ,natives pursu+ heal? c>e]s1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,native ,heal? &   
,wellness ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,tribal    
heal? block grant ,title ,,iii ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,t ( su* ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 ! foll[+ new 
section3  #cag,u4 ,tribal heal? block   
grant  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to ! ext5t & 9 !   
am\nts made available 9 advance by      
appropriations1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion1 %all aw>d a      
grant1 9 an am\nt det]m9$ pursuant to ! 

=mula develop$ "u subsection 7e71 to ea*
 eligible ,indian tribe or tribal       
organization = ! purposes ( promot+     
heal?1 prev5t+ disease1 & r$uc+ heal?   
disp>ities among ,am]ican ,indians &    
,alaska ,natives4  7b7 ,consultation ,! 
,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is section1    
includ+ ! developm5t ( ! =mula requir$  
by subsection 7e71 9 consultation )     
eligible ,indian tribes & tribal        
organizations4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be 
eligible = a grant "u ?is section = a   
fiscal ye>1 an ,indian tribe or tribal  
organization %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
a plan at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+
 su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may        
require4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,ea* grantee 
"u ?is section %all use ! grant funds-- 
7#a7 to e/abli% or support prev5tive    
heal? s]vice programs t facilitate !    
a*ievem5t ( heal?-/atus goals2  7#b7 to 
e/abli% or support public heal? s]vices 
t r$uce ! preval5ce ( *ronic disease    
among ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska       
,natives2 or  7#c7 to /r5g!n public     

heal? infra/ructure to facilitate !     
surveillance & response to infecti\s    
disease & foodborne illness outbreaks4  
7e7 ,=mula ,! ,secret>y %all develop a  
=mula to be us$ 9 allocat+ ! total am\nt
 ( funds made available to c>ry out ?is 
section = a fiscal ye> among ! eligible 
,indian tribes & tribal organizations4  
7f7 ,reports ,ea* grantee "u ?is section
 %all submit reports at su* "t1 9 su*   
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,secret>y may require4  7g7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms ,indian tribe &  
tribal organization h ! mean+s giv5 to  
su* t]ms 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,heal?
 ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#afjc74  7h7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#ef1gjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #c4 ,grant program to  
recruit & m5tor ,am]ican ,indian &      
,alaska ,native y\? & "y adults ,subp>t 
#c ( "p ,e ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      

#bie;f et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new section3  #ggi4        
,recruitm5t & m5tor+ ( ,am]ican ,indian 
& ,alaska ,native y\? & "y adults  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make grants  
to ,indian tribes & tribal organizations
 = ! purpose ( recruit+ & m5tor+        
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native y\? &
 "y adults 9 heal? pr(essions4  7b7 ,use
 ( funds ,an ,indian tribe or tribal    
organization receiv+ a grant "u         
subsection 7a7 %all use ! grant funds-- 
7#a7 to expose ,am]ican ,indian &       
,alaska ,native adolesc5t y\? or "y     
adults to heal? pr(essions2  7#b7 to    
promote sci5ce education2  7#c7 to      
e/abli% m5tor+ relation%ips betwe5--    
7,a7 ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native 
y\? or "y adults2 &  7,b7 heal?         
pr(essionals2  7#d7 to provide h&s-on   
le>n+ exp]i5ces 9 a heal? c>e sett+2    
7#e7 to e/abli% p>tn]%ips ) in/itutions 
( high] education 7includ+ tribal       
colleges71 local educational ag5cies1 & 
o!r community-bas$ entities to develop a

 l>g] & m competitive applicant pool =  
heal? pr(essional c>e]s2 or  7#f7 to    
provide c\nsel+1 m5tor+1 & o!r s]vices  
design$ to assi/ ,am]ican ,indian &     
,alaska ,native y\? or "y adults 9 !    
pursuit ( high] education ) respect to  
heal? pr(essions4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,heal? pr(ession ,!   
t]m heal? pr(ession has ! mean+ giv5 to 
! t]m ,heal? pr(ession 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  7#b7 ,indian    
tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe has ! mean+  
giv5 to su* t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian
 ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  7#c7 ,tribal         
organization ,! t]m tribal organization 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #d ( 
! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &          
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7d7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4  4