,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,public ,health ,service ,act to direct 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services to award grants to            
,hispanic-serving institutions1         
historically ,black colleges and        
universities1 ,asian ,american and      
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-serving institutions1 ,tribal 
,colleges or ,universities1 regional    
community-based organizations1 and      
national minority medical associations1 
for counseling1 mentoring and providing 
information on financial assistance to  
prepare underrepresented minority       
individuals to enroll in and graduate   
from health professional schools and to 
increase services for underrepresented  
minority students1 and for other        

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,health ,workforce  
,diversity ,act4  #b4 ,hispanic-serving 
institutions1 historically ,black       
colleges and universities1 ,asian       
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-serving institutions1 ,tribal
 ,colleges1 regional community-based    
organizations1 and national minority    
medical associations  7a7 ,in general   
,part ,b of title ,,vii of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bic et seq47 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  #gdb4           
,hispanic-serving institutions1         
historically ,black colleges and        
universities1 ,asian ,american and      
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-serving institutions1 and     
,tribal ,colleges  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary1 acting through the          
,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration and in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall award grants to       

,hispanic-serving institutions1         
historically ,black colleges and        
universities1 ,asian ,american and      
,native ,american ,pacific              
,islander-serving institutions1 ,tribal 
,colleges or ,universities1 regional    
community-based organizations1 and      
national minority medical associations1 
for counseling1 mentoring and providing 
information on financial assistance to  
prepare underrepresented minority       
individuals to enroll in and graduate   
from health professional schools and to 
increase services for underrepresented  
minority students including-- 7#a7      
mentoring with underrepresented health  
professionals2 and  7#b7 providing      
financial assistance information for    
continued education and applications to 
health professional schools4  7b7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,asian ,american and ,native ,american  
,pacific ,islander-serving institution  
,the term ,asian ,american and ,native  
,american ,pacific ,islander-serving    

institution has the meaning given such  
term in section #cbj7;b7 of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife4  7#b7         
,hispanic-serving institution ,the term 
,hispanic-serving institution means an  
entity that-- 7,a7 is a school or       
program for which there is a definition 
under section #gii;,b2  7,b7 has an     
enrollment of full-time equivalent      
students that is made up of at least #i 
percent ,hispanic students2  7,c7 has   
been effective in carrying out programs 
to recruit ,hispanic individuals to     
enroll in and graduate from the school2 
7,d7 has been effective in recruiting   
and retaining ,hispanic faculty members2
  7,e7 has a significant number of      
graduates who are providing health      
services to medically underserved       
populations or to individuals in health 
professional shortage areas2 and  7,f7  
is a ,hispanic ,center of ,excellence in
 ,health ,professions ,education        
designated under section #gcf7;d77#b7 of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #bic7;d77#b774  7#c7          
,historically ,black college and        
university ,the term historically ,black
 college and university has the meaning 
given the term part ,b institution as   
defined in section #cbb of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife4  7#d7 ,tribal 
college or university ,the term ,tribal 
,college or ,university has the meaning 
given such term in section #caf7;b7 of  
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife4   
7c7 ,certain loan repayment programs ,in
 carrying out the ,national ,health     
,service ,corps ,loan ,repayment        
,program established under subpart ,,iii
 of part ,d of title ,,iii and the loan 
repayment program under section #cag;,f1
 the ,secretary shall ensure1           
notwithstanding such subpart or section1
 that loan repayments of not less than  
#ej1jjj per year per person are awarded 
for repayment of loans incurred for     
enrollment or participation of          
underrepresented minority individuals in
 health professional schools and other  

health programs described in this       
section4  7d7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary   
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbf4  4