,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iaje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1   
,ms4 ,*u1 & ,mr4 ,b]a7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to au?orize ! e/abli%m5t ( 
! ,national ,m$ical ,corps ,program to  
create pa?way programs = community      
college /ud5ts to pursue prem$ical tra9+
 & ent] m$ical s*ool1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,national ,m$ical ,corps ,act or !    
,,nmc ,act4  #b4 ,national ,m$ical      
,corps programs ,"p ,b ( title ,,vii ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bic et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #gda;,a4 ,national 
,m$ical ,corps programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education & ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1   
%all make grants to1 & ent] into        
contracts )1 eligible entities = !      

purpose ( e/abli%+ programs to assi/    
community college /ud5ts to pursue      
prem$ical tra9+ & ent] m$ical s*ool     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z an ,,nmc     
,program1 by address+-- 7#a7 ! %ortage (
 prim>y c>e physicians & psy*iatri/s 9  
vuln]able & und]s]v$ communities2 &     
7#b7 ! wid5+ disp>ities 9 access to c>e 
9 su* communities4  7b7 ,eligible entity
 ,an entity is eligible to receive a    
grant or ent] into a contract "u ?is    
section if ! entity is a s*ool ( m$ic9e1
 an in/itution ( high] education1 or a  
public or private nonpr(it heal? or     
educational in/itution 7o!r ?an a s*ool 
( nurs+7 t-- 7#a7 =ms a consortium t    
includes1 at a m9imum-- 7,a7 #c         
community colleges 9 ! region 9 :i* !   
consortium s]ves2  7,b7 "o #d-ye> public
 or private nonpr(it und]graduate       
in/itution 9 ! region2  7,c7 "o public  
or private nonpr(it accr$it$ m$ical     
s*ool locat$ 9 a ,/ate2  7,d7 "o prim>y 
c>e association or consortium (         
community heal? c5t]s2  7,e7 at lea/ "o 

community heal? c5t]1 inclusive (       
f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s1 f$]ally   
qualifi$ heal? c5t] look-alikes1 rural  
heal? c5t]s1 migrant heal? c5t]s1       
fronti] heal? c5t]s1 indian heal? s]vice
 cl9ics1 & free cl9ics2 &  7,f7 o!r su* 
entities z consid]$ appropriate by !    
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 has e/abli%$1 or     
commits to e/abli%1 a community advisory
 bo>d t is-- 7,a7 compris$ ( local      
bus9ess1 education1 heal? indu/ry1 & o!r
 community lead]s to ov]see & guide !   
programmatic direction ( ! program2 &   
7,b7 int5d$ to guide ! unique e/abli%m5t
 ( regional p>tn]%ips & opportunities = 
/ud5ts along ! pa?way to support !      
accompli%m5t ( its t>gets = /ud5t       
outcomes4  7c7 ,application2 selection  
7#a7 ,application ,an eligible entity   
seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit
 an application at su* "t & 9 su* mann] 
z ! ,secret>y may require4 ,su*         
application %all conta9-- 7,a7 ! "n ( ! 
entity select$ to op]ate z ! lead entity
 ( ! consortium2  7,b7 docum5tation     

support+ ! entity's eligibility2 &  7,c7
 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y may    
require4  7#b7 ,selection ,! ,secret>y  
%all select1 on a competitive basis--   
7,a7 #bj eligible entities 9 ! fir/ full
 cal5d> ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is section2 &  7,b7 #bj    
eligible entities 9 ea* ( ! #e subsequ5t
 cal5d> ye>s4  7d7 ,conditions on aw>ds 
,! recipi5t ( a grant %all1 z a         
condition on receiv+ su* a grant agree--
 7#a7 t a /ud5t select$ to p>ticipate 9 
an ,,nmc ,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
section z a ,national ,m$ical ,corps    
,s*ol> or an ,,nmc ,s*ol>7 %all be--    
7,a7 a community college /ud5t :o has   
complet$ at lea/ "o seme/] ( community  
college & is int5d+ to transf] to a     
#d-ye> college pre-m$ical program ) !   
int5t to pursue a c>e] 9 prim>y c>e     
m$ic9e or psy*iatry2  7,b7 f an         
economically or educationally           
disadvantag$ backgr\nd2 &  7,c7 a       
citiz51 national1 or lawful p]man5t     
resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 to     

v]ify t ea* individual seek+ to be      
select$ z an ,,nmc ,s*ol>-- 7,a7 int5ds 
to pursue practice z a physician :o     
practices prim>y c>e or psy*iatry2  7,b7
 int5ds to s]ve 9 ! ,national ,heal?    
,s]vice ,corps2 or  7,c7 has be5 det]m9$
 "u subsection 7f7 to be f an           
economically or educationally           
disadvantag$ backgr\nd2  7#c7 to provide
 to ea* ,,nmc ,s*ol> a /ud5t-id5tify+   
m>k] prior to ent]+ m$ical s*ool & to   
require t ! ,,nmc ,s*ol>1 z a condition 
on receipt ( support1 provides to !     
grant recipi5t ! ,national ,provid]     
,id5tifi] ( ! ,,nmc ,s*ol> :5 ! ,s*ol>  
ent]s m$ical s*ool2  7#d7 to select &   
support 7?r\gh ! provision ( s*ol>%ips &
 wrap ar\nd s]vices7 n few] ?an #ej     
,,nmc ,s*ol>s ea* ye> ( ! grant1 select$
 f ?ree or m ( ! populations describ$ 9 
subsection 7e72  7#e7 to track !        
academic & c>e] pa?way ( su* ,,nmc      
s*ol>s f community college ?r\gh m$ical 
s*ool2  7#f7 to provide individualiz$   
guidance ) respect to pursu+ an alt]nate

 c>e] pa?way to ,,nmc s*ol>s t elect n  
to pursue a c>e] z physicians 9 prim>y  
c>e or psy*iatry2 &  7#g7 to limit !    
am\nt ( an aw>d to an ,,nmc ,s*ol> 9 a  
fiscal ye> to ! co/s ( att5dance = !    
applicable s*ool ye>4  7e7 ,populations 
describ$ ,! populations describ$ 9 ?is  
subsection are ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7     
,individuals enroll$ 9 #b-ye> community 
college programs ) ! int5tion to transf]
 to a #d-ye> in/itution ( high]         
education4  7#b7 ,community college     
transf] /ud5ts :o are curr5tly enroll$ 9
 a #d-ye> in/itution ( high] education )
 int5tion to apply to m$ical s*ool4     
7#c7 ,individuals enroll$ 9 m$ical s*ool
 :o-- 7,a7 7 previ\sly enroll$ = a p]iod
 ( at lea/ #a ye> at a community college
 aft] complet+ second>y s*ool b be=e    
obta9+ a ba*elor's degree2 &  7,b7 int5d
 to pursue tra9+ 9 prim>y c>e or        
psy*iatry to s]ve rural or und]s]v$     
communities4  7f7 ,economically or      
educationally disadvantag$ backgr\nd ,to
 det]m9e if a /ud5t seek+ to be select$ 

z an ,,nmc ,s*ol> is f an economically  
or educationally disadvantag$ backgr\nd1
 ! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section    
%all-- 7#a7 fir/ det]m9e if su* /ud5t is
 f an economically disadvantag$         
backgr\nd2 &  7#b7 if a /ud5t has be5   
det]m9$ n to be f an economically       
disadvantag$ backgr\nd1 ! recipi5t %all 
evaluate :e!r ! /ud5t is f a            
educationally disadvantag$ backgr\nd4   
7g7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity    
select$ to receive a grant "u ?is       
section may use funds receiv$ ?r\gh !   
grant to-- 7#a7 conduct outrea* t[>d1 & 
recruitm5t & enrollm5t (1 ,,nmc ,s*ol>s2
  7#b7 plan1 develop1 & op]ate a program
 to support ,,nmc ,s*ol>s' c>e]         
progression into m$ical s*ool1 includ+  
provid+ advis+1 m5tor+1 academic        
supports = transf]1 m$ical s*ool        
applications1 & id5tify+ & pursu+       
extracurricul> & "w opportunities align$
 ) future heal? c>e]s1 su* z "p-"t      
employm5t 9 a heal?1 public heal?1 or   
prim>y c>e-relat$ position2  7#c7       

provide f9ancial assi/ance 9 ! =m (     
s*ol>%ips or /ip5ds = ,,nmc ,s*ol>s f   
community college ?r\gh entry to m$ical 
s*ool2  7#d7 coord9ate ,,nmc ,program   
activities ) o!r exi/+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1   
local1 & in/itutions res\rces1 includ+ !
 ,heal? ,c>e]s ,opportunity program "u  
section #gcf1 area heal? education c5t]s
 "u section #gea1 programs & s]vices =  
disabl$ /ud5ts "u subtitle ,a ( title   
,,ii ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act1
 & ,f$]al ,,trio programs "u *apt] #a ( 
subp>t #b ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa et seq472  7#e7   
implem5t data %>+1 analysis1 & !        
cont9u\s te/+ ( data-in=m$ practices1 to
 fo/] a /atewide collaboration ( mutual 
acc\ntability = improvem5t1 consi/5t )  
applicable ,/ate & ,f$]al law2  7#f7    
cov] ! co/s associat$ ) ma9ta9+ !       
consortium & advisory bo>d2  7#g7       
support tra9+ 9 community-bas$          
organizations1 su* z community heal?    
c5t]s2  7#h7 develop a p>tn]%ip agreem5t

 & support ,,nmc ,s*ol>s ) "o or m      
campus-bas$ le>n+ communities1 gr\ps1 or
 entities2 &  7#i7 implem5t & adopt     
prem$ical advis+ /&>ds or /&>diz$       
guidel9es z set out by ! consortium     
lead1 9 collaboration ) consortium      
memb]%ip1 includ+ community colleges1   
f\r-ye> und]graduate in/itutions1 &     
p>ticipat+ s*ools ( m$ic9e4  7h7        
,priorities 9 mak+ aw>ds ,9 aw>d+ grants
 or contracts "u ?is section1 !         
,secret>y may give priority to consortia
 t include at lea/ "o-- 7#a7            
m9ority-s]v+ in/itution1 includ+ a      
hi/orically ,black college or univ]sity2
  7#b7 ,hispanic-s]v+ in/itution2  7#c7 
,tribal college or univ]sity2  7#d7     
,asian ,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&] s]v+  
in/itution2  7#e7 ,native ,hawaiian-s]v+
 in/itution2 or  7#f7 ,native           
,am]ican-s]v+ non-,tribal in/itution4   
7i7 ,coord9ation ) ,,nhsc ,individuals  
select$ z ,,nmc ,s*ol>s %all receive    
priority consid]ation = an aw>d "u =    
,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps         

,s*ol>%ip ,program "u section #cch;,a & 
! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps ,loan 
,repaym5t ,program "u section #cch;,b4  
7j7 ,report to ,secret>y ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section & e cal5d> ye> !reaft]1 ea*     
consortium select$ to receive a grant "u
 ?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
a report on ! foll[+ ) respect to !     
prec$+ ye>3 7#a7 ,! selection crit]ia & 
process us$ to ensure t ! memb]s ( !    
consortium & advisory bo>d repres5t !   
int5d$ communities to be s]v$ & !       
demographics ( su* memb]s & advisory    
bo>d4  7#b7 ,a summ>y ( ! roles ( !     
memb]s ( ! consortium & advisory bo>d4  
7#c7 ,! selection crit]ia1 process1 &   
/rategy us$ by ! consortium to recruit1 
engage1 & select ,,nmc ,s*ol>s4  7#d7 ,)
 respect to ! ,,nmc ,s*ol>s p>ticipat+ 9
 ! ,,nmc ,program-- 7,a7 self-report$   
demographic data 7includ+ race &        
e?nicity1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d]  
id5tity1 date ( bir?1 ,engli% pr(ici5cy 
/atus1 flu5cy 9 o!r languages1          

disadvantag$ 7educational or economic7  
backgr\nd /atus1 disability1 ! c5sus    
tract or curr5t address1 or o!r         
demographic data z appropriate72  7,b7 !
 p]c5tages ( ,,nmc ,s*ol>s :o           
successfully a*ieve transf]-level ma? & 
,engli% by ! completion ( _! second ye> 
enroll$ 9 a community college1          
disaggregat$ by race & e?nicity ( /ud5t 
populations s enroll$ 9 su* a community 
college2  7,c7 ! rate ( acceptance to   
p>ticipat+ #d-ye> in/itutions ( high]   
education & #d-ye> college pre-m$ical   
tra9+ programs = transf] /ud5ts apply+ f
 p>ticipat+ community colleges2  7,d7 ! 
rate ( ,,nmc s*ol>s eligible to transf]1
 or accept$ to att5d1 a p>ticipat+      
#d-ye> in/itution ( high] education aft]
 complet+ two ye>s1 two & "o-half ye>s1 
or ?ree or m ye>s1 9 special            
circum/ances1 ( enrollm5t 9 a community 
college4  7,e7 :5 available1 c>e]       
advancem5t data1 includ+-- 7i7 :e!r !   
s*ol> 0 accept$ to a #d-ye> in/itution (
 high] education1 m$ical s*ool1 ano!r   

heal? pr(essions program1 or ano!r ,,/em
 pr(essions program2  7ii7 :e!r ! s*ol> 
graduat$ f m$ical s*ool1 ano!r heal?    
pr(essions program1 or ano!r ,,/em      
pr(essions program2  7iii7 :e!r ! s*ol> 
pursu$ a c>e] 9 prim>y c>e1 psy*iatry1  
or ano!r heal? pr(ession 9 a rural or   
und]s]v$ sett+2  7iv7 ! ,national       
,provid] ,id5tifi] assign$ to su* /ud5t1
 z available2 &  7v7 su* o!r in=mation z
 det]m9$ to be appropriate by !         
,secret>y4  7#e7 ,an evaluation ( !     
success ( ! ,,nmc ,program1 includ+ )   
respect to-- 7,a7 :e!r ! program 0 able 
to support n less ?an #ej /ud5ts 9 !    
fir/ ye> ( implem5tation ( ! program2   
7,b7 ! numb] ( seme/]s 9 community      
college ea* su* /ud5t enroll$ 91 :at    
type ( college or univ]sity ! /ud5t 0   
enroll$ 91 :i* degree ! /ud5t pursu$1 & 
:i* c>e] pa?way ! /ud5t is pursu+2  7,c7
 :e!r ! program develop$ a p>tn]%ip     
agreem5t ) "o or m campus-bas$ le>n+    
communities1 gr\ps1 or entities1 z      
specifi$ 9 subsection 7g77#h72 &  7,d7  

:e!r & to :at ext5t ! program 0 able to 
align its goals & equity /rategies1 &   
maximize ! use ( available res\rces &   
funds1 z specifi$ 9 subsection 7d77#d74 
7k7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an !  
end ( fiscal ye> #bjbh1 ! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 submit an annual report to ! ,congress 
t-- 7#a7 summ>izes ! in=mation submitt$ 
9 ! evaluation & report "u subsections  
7j7 & 7k72  7#b7 describes ! contracts1 
/rategy1 & goals %>$ betwe5 ! ,secret>y 
& ea* consortium receiv+ a grant "u ?is 
section2  7#c7 includes data on ! plann$
 & actual use ( funds by ! consortium & 
! ,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ?is section2    
7#d7 assesses ! goals & progress ( !    
,,nmc ,program1 includ+ ! pot5tial      
impact ( ,,nmc ,s*ol>s on heal? c>e     
access & quality2 &  7#e7 makes         
recomm5dations = improvem5ts to !       
program4  7l7 ,privacy protections ,9   
publi%+ data "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all take all necess>y /eps to protect 

! privacy ( individuals ^: in=mation is 
includ$ 9 su* data1 includ+-- 7#a7      
comply+ ) privacy protections comp>able 
to ^? applicable "u ! ,,hipaa privacy   
regulation 7z def9$ 9 section           
#aahj7;b77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security     
,act7 to cov]$ entities 7z def9$ =      
purposes ( su* regulation72  7#b7 n us+ 
or disclos+ ! in=mation g5]at$ pursuant 
to ! program = any purpose o!r ?an c>ry+
 out ! program2 &  7#c7 n publi%+ or    
sell+ individually id5tifiable in=mation
 g5]at$ pursuant to ! program nor       
transmitt+ su* data = purposes o!r ?an  
c>ry+ out ! program1 includ+ n %>+ su*  
in=mation ) any local1 ,/ate1 or ,f$]al 
law en=cem5t ag5cy4  7m7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea*
 ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 !    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! 
,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any  
o!r t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian 
,tribe4  7#b7 ,! t]m educationally      

disadvantag$1 ) respect to ! backgr\nd (
 a /ud5t seek+ to be select$ z an ,,nmc 
s*ol>1 means t ! /ud5t-- 7,a7 is a memb]
 ( a racial & e?nic m9ority gr\p 7z     
def9$ 9 section #agjg7 t is "u-repres5t$
 9 m$ic9e2  7,b7 resides 9 a l[-income  
community2  7,c7 is a fir/-g5]ation     
college att5dee2  7,d7 att5d$ high      
s*ool-- 7i7 9 a heal? pr(essional       
%ortage area designat$ "u section #ccb  
or a m$ically und]s]v$ area 7z def9$ 9  
section #ccj;,i7a77 or 9 a rural sett+  
7z def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?    
,policy72 or  7ii7 ) a l[ grade po9t    
av]age 7#b4j cumulative on a #d4j       
scale71 bas$ on mo/ rec5t annual data   
available2  7iii7 bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t   
annual data available1 _h ei!r-- 7,i7 a 
l[ p]c5tage ( s5iors receiv+ a high     
s*ool diploma2 or  7,,ii7 a l[ p]c5tage 
( graduates :o g to college dur+ ! fir/ 
ye> aft] graduation2 or  7iv7 has l[ p] 
capita fund+2 or  7v7 bas$ on ! mo/     
rec5t annual data available1 a high rate
 ( ! enroll$ /ud5ts are eligible = free 

or r$uc$-price lun*es4  7#c7 ,! t]m     
prim>y c>e means1 ) respect to a        
physician1 practic+ z a g5]al           
practition]1 family practice            
practition]1 g5]al int]ni/1 p$iatrician1
 psy*iatri/1 or ob/etrician or          
gynecologi/4  7n7 ,fund+  7#a7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section-- 7,a7 #bg1jjj1jjj = fiscal 
ye> #bjbc2  7,b7 #ed1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjbd2  7,c7 #ha1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjbe2  7,d7 #ajh1jjj1jjj = fiscal  
ye> #bjbf2 &  7,e7 #ace1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjbg4  7#b7 ,allocation among     
consortia ,( ! am\nt made available "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 !         
,secret>y %all allot n m ?an #a1        
#cej1jjj to ea* consortium4  7#c7       
,limitation on adm9i/rative exp5ses ,a  
consortium may use n m ?an #cj p]c5t (  
funds allocat$ to su* consortium =      
adm9i/rative exp5ses ( ! consortium 9   
c>ry+ out an ,,nmc ,program4  4