,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ag1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cox of  
,california1 and ,mr4 ,harder of        
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to authorize grants to    
institutions of higher education for the
 establishment of schools of medicine   
7or branch campuses7 in underserved     
areas1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanding ,medical ,education ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants for new schools  
of medicine in underserved areas        
,subpart ,,ii of part ,c of title ,,vii 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is 
amended by inserting after section      
#gdi;,b of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bicm7 the following3  #gdi;,c4 ,new    
schools of medicine in underserved areas
  7a7 ,grants ,the ,secretary1 acting   

through the ,administrator of the       
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration1 may award grants to    
institutions of higher education        
7including multiple institutions of     
higher education applying jointly7 for  
the establishment of a school of        
medicine1 or a branch campus of a school
 of medicine1 in an area that-- 7#a7 is 
a combined statistical area with a      
population of over #a1jjj1jjj1 as of the
 ,july #a1 #bjah1 according to the      
estimate of population by the ,bureau of
 the ,census2 and  7#b7 has no school of
 medicine based in the area4  7b7       
,priority ,in selecting grant recipients
 under this section1 the ,secretary     
shall give priority to institutions of  
higher education that--  7#a7 propose to
 use the grant to establish a school of 
medicine1 or a branch campus of a school
 of medicine1 in a combined statistical 
area with fewer than #bjj actively      
practicing physicians per #ajj1jjj      
residents according to the medical board

 7or boards7 of the ,state 7or ,states7 
involved2 and  7#b7 have a curriculum   
that emphasizes care for diverse and    
underserved populations4  7c7 ,use of   
funds ,the activities for which a grant 
under this section may be used include--
 7#a7 planning and constructing a new   
school of medicine or branch campus     
described in subsection 7a72  7#b7      
accreditation and planning activities   
for such new school of medicine or      
branch campus2  7#c7 hiring faculty and 
other staff to serve at such new school 
of medicine or branch campus2  7#d7     
recruitment and enrollment of students  
at such new school of medicine or branch
 campus2  7#e7 supporting educational   
programs at such new school of medicine 
or branch campus2 and  7#f7 other       
efforts that the ,secretary may         
determine further the development and   
expansion of a new school of medicine or
 branch campus4  7d7 ,amount of grant   
,the amount of a grant under this       
section shall not exceed #aj1jjj1jjj for

 any fiscal year4  7e7 ,matching        
requirement ,the ,secretary may not     
award a grant to an applicant under this
 section unless such applicant agrees   
that1 with respect to costs to be       
incurred by the applicant in carrying   
out activities for which the grant was  
awarded1 the applicant will contribute  
7directly or through donations from     
public or private entities7 non-,federal
 contributions in cash or in kind1 in an
 amount equal to not less than #a for   
each #a of ,federal funds provided      
through the grant4  7f7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3  7#a7 ,the term branch   
campus means a geographically separate  
site at least #ajj miles from the main  
campus of a school of medicine where at 
least one student completes at least #fj
 percent of the student's training      
leading to a degree of doctor of        
medicine4  7#b7 ,the term institution of
 higher education has the meaning given 
to such term in section #aja7;a7 of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife4  7g7  

,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#dj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe1 to remain available
 until expended4  4