,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajccg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbd,ms4 ,br[n 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,lee   
,c>t]1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4     
,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1
 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4         
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1
 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4        
,sal9as1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4  
,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 & ,ms4 ,m5g7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a demon/ration  
project to make grants to eligible      
hospitals = ! purpose ( promot+ "w-bas$ 
le>n+ 9 heal? c>e1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,exp&+ ! ,heal? ,c>e ,work=ce ,act4   
#b4 ,demon/ration project grants to     
prep>e ! next g5]ation ( ! heal? c>e    
work=ce ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  

is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ggh    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f-#c7 ! foll[+3     
#ggi4 ,demon/ration project grants to   
prep>e ! next g5]ation ( ! heal? c>e    
work=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a demon/ration project 79  
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,demon/ration 
,project7 to make grants to eligible    
entities to-- 7#a7 create1 develop1     
exp&1 or scale a curriculum 9 a second>y
 s*ool t implem5ts a "w-bas$ le>n+      
program2  7#b7 develop or exp& an       
educational curriculum t promotes !     
matriculation ( /ud5ts enroll$ 9        
second>y s*ool to-- 7,a7 employm5t 9 !  
heal? c>e work=ce2 or  7,b7 an          
educational program 9 a heal? c>e-relat$
 field2  7#c7 promote an educational    
curriculum t enc\rages /ud5t att5dance &
 community engagem5t2 &  7#d7 ensure !  
heal? & well-be+ ( ! community ( !      
eligible entity by /r5g!n+ ! heal? c>e  
work=ce4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible 
entity %all use a grant "u ?is section  
to develop or exp& a program t-- 7#a7   

provides /ud5ts ) "w-bas$ le>n+         
opportunities 9 an eligible hospital--  
7,a7 dur+ a /ud5t's fir/ ye> enroll$ 9 !
 program1 = at lea/ #bj h\rs2  7,b7 dur+
 a /ud5t's second ye> enroll$ 9 !       
program1 = at lea/ #bj h\rs2  7,c7 dur+ 
a /ud5t's ?ird ye> enroll$ 9 ! program1 
= at lea/ #cj h\rs2  7,d7 dur+ a /ud5t's
 f\r? ye> enroll$ 9 ! program1 = at lea/
 #ajj h\rs2 &  7,e7 dur+ a /ud5t's fif? 
ye> 7or any subsequ5t ye>7 enroll$ 9 !  
program1 an appropriate am\nt ( "w-bas$ 
le>n+ z det]m9$ by ! eligible entity2   
7#b7 has a writt5 p>tn]%ip agreem5t ) a 
second>y s*ool to provide "w-bas$ le>n+2
  7#c7 provides a compreh5sive high     
s*ool education t leads to ! conf]ral ( 
a high s*ool diploma1 z def9$ by ,/ate  
law2  7#d7 provides college plann+      
s]vices & c>e] plann+ s]vices2 &  7#e7  
provides education on appropriate heal? 
c>e topics t w\ld facilitate entry to ! 
heal? c>e work=ce or an educational     
program 9 a heal? c>e-relat$ field1     
includ+ age-appropriate cl9ical         

int]actions & c\rsework 9 prep>ation to 
take a lic5s+ or c]tification exam9ation
 requir$ to ent] ! heal? c>e work=ce4   
7c7 ,grant specifications  7#a7 ,p]iod  
,a grant "u ?is section %all be = a     
p]iod ( n less ?an #d & n m ?an #f ye>s4
  7#b7 ,disbursem5t s*$ule ,a grant "u  
?is section %all be disburs$ dur+ su*   
p]iod on ! s*$ule & 9 ! increm5ts       
describ$ 9 ! budget & budget n>rative   
submitt$ by ! eligible entity receiv+ ! 
grant "u subsection 7e77#b74  7#c7      
,numb]2 geographic div]sity  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants "u  
?is section to at lea/ #bj eligible     
entities1 divid$ equally among ! #aj    
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,regions        
describ$ ,! regions describ$ 9 ?is      
subp>agraph are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,region   
#a3 ,connecticut1 ,ma9e1 ,massa*usetts1 
,new ,hamp%ire1 ,rhode ,isl&1 & ,v]mont4
  7ii7 ,region #b3 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new    
,york1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s4 
7iii7 ,region #c3 ,delaw>e1 ! ,di/rict (

 ,columbia1 ,m>yl&1 ,p5nsylvania1       
,virg9ia1 & ,we/ ,virg9ia4  7iv7 ,region
 #d3 ,alabama1 ,florida1 ,georgia1      
,k5tucky1 ,mississippi1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,t5nessee4  7v7 ,region 
#e3 ,ill9ois1 ,indiana1 ,mi*igan1       
,m9nesota1 ,ohio1 & ,wiscons94  7vi7    
,region #f3 ,arkansas1 ,l\isiana1 ,new  
,mexico1 ,oklahoma1 & ,texas4  7vii7    
,region #g3 ,i[a1 ,kansas1 ,miss\ri1 &  
,nebraska4  7viii7 ,region #h3          
,colorado1 ,montana1 ,nor? ,dakota1 ,s\?
 ,dakota1 ,utah1 & ,wyom+4  7ix7 ,region
 #i3 ,arizona1 ,cali=nia1 ,hawaii1      
,nevada1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,f$]at$      
,/ates ( ,micronesia1 ,guam1 ,m>%all    
,isl&s1 & ,republic ( ,palau4  7x7      
,region #aj3 ,alaska1 ,idaho1 ,oregon1 &
 ,wa%+ton4  7#d7 ,quota = exp&+ exi/+   
programs ,( ! grants made by ! ,secret>y
 "u ?is section1 at lea/ #be p]c5t ( !  
total numb] ( su* grants %all be to exp&
 programs e/abli%$ be=e ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section4  7d7 ,priority  

,9 mak+ grants "u ?is section1 !        
,secret>y %all give priority to any     
eligible entity t-- 7#a7 s]ves a        
m$ically und]s]v$ population2  7#b7 is  
locat$ 9 a m$ically und]s]v$ community2 
or  7#c7 is a multi-mission hospital1 a 
vuln]able community hospital1 or an     
endang]$ small rural hospital1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,applications ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is   
section1 an eligible entity %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t 
& 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may         
reasonably require4 ,! application %all 
include-- 7#a7 a description ( !        
curriculum to be us$ 9 ! program to be  
fund$ by ! grant2  7#b7 a budget &      
budget n>rative = su* program2  7#c7 an 
explanation ( h[ ! curriculum ( su*     
program w promote ! matriculation (     
second>y /ud5ts 9 employm5t 9 ! heal?   
c>e work=ce or an educational program 9 
a heal? c>e-relat$ field2  7#d7 an      
explanation ( h[ su* program to be fund$
 by ! grant w promote /ud5t att5dance1  

community engagem5t1 & successful       
completion ( ! requirem5ts ( su*        
program2  7#e7 a lett] ( support f !    
lead ,/ate heal? or human s]vices ag5cy 
= ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! eligible entity is    
locat$ t c]tifies t !re exi/s a ne$ = a 
su* a program 9 ! community ( ! eligible
 entity2 &  7#f7 an explanation ( h[ su*
 program int5ds to improve ! educational
 outcomes ( ! /ud5ts ( ! eligible entity
 comp>$ to o!r /ud5ts 9 ! c\nty ( !     
eligible entity4  7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,to
 ,secret>y ,n less ?an annually1 an     
eligible entity receiv+ a grant "u ?is  
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y1 9   
su* =m & mann] z ! ,secret>y may        
reasonably require1 a report t includes 
! foll[+ in=mation ) respect to ! prec$+
 s*ool ye>3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts      
enroll$ 9 ! program fund$ by ! grant4   
7,b7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts :o graduat$ f su*
 program4  7,c7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts :o are
 truant1 z def9$ by ! second>y s*ool's  
accr$it+ body or ! ,/ate4  7,d7 ,!      
f\r-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation rate & 

ext5d$-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation rate
 ( su* program4  7,e7 ,! av]age daily   
att5dance ( su* program4  7,f7 ,! numb] 
& p]c5tage ( /ud5ts ent]+ po/-second>y  
education1 sep>at$ by ^? :o ent] into an
 educational program 9 a heal?          
c>e-relat$ field & ^? :o d n4  7,g7 ,!  
numb] & p]c5tage ( /ud5ts ent]+ !       
work=ce1 sep>at$ by ^? :o ent] ! heal?  
c>e work=ce & ^? :o d n4  7,h7 ,any o!r 
in=mation ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y 
to ensure ! adequate evaluation ( !     
,demon/ration ,project4  7#b7 ,to       
,congress ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] !    
date on :i* a grant is fir/ made to an  
eligible entity "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,education1 %all submit to ,congress a
 report on ! results ( ! ,demon/ration  
,project4 ,su* report %all include--    
7,a7 a li/ ( eligible entities t h      
receiv$ a grant "u ?is section1 includ+ 
! prim>y geographic location ( ea* su*  
eligible entity2  7,b7 ! total numb] &  
demographic pr(ile ( /ud5ts :o are      

enroll$ 9 a program fund$ by a grant "u 
?is section2  7,c7 ! total numb] (      
/ud5ts :o p>ticipat$ 9 su* a program &  
:o matriculat$ into an educational      
program 9 a heal? c>e-relat$ field or   
ga9$ employm5t 9 ! heal? c>e work=ce2   
7,d7 ! f\r-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation 
rate & ext5d$-ye> adju/$ cohort         
graduation rate ( ea* su* program1      
comp>$ to o!r second>y s*ools 9 ea*     
c\nty ( su* programs2  7,e7 ! effects ( 
! ,demon/ration ,project on ! heal? c>e 
work=ce2  7,f7 recomm5dations = improv+ 
! ,demon/ration ,project2 &  7,g7 o!r   
in=mation or metrics t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es necess>y = ,congress to        
evaluate ! success ( ! ,demon/ration    
,project4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,educational program 9 a  
heal? c>e-relat$ field ,! t]m           
educational program 9 a heal? c>e-relat$
 field means any accr$it$ or c]tifi$    
educational program t p]mits an         
individual to ga9 employm5t 9 ! heal?   
c>e work=ce4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,!  

t]m eligible entity means an eligible   
hospital t has a =mal writt5 p>tn]%ip ) 
a second>y s*ool4  7#c7 ,eligible       
hospital ,! t]m eligible hospital       
means-- 7,a7 a hospital 7z def9$ 9      
section #ahfa7;e7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act72 &  7,b7 a hospital t provides    
complex1 compreh5sive1 high-acuity c>e1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,,esea  
t]ms ,! t]ms av]age daily att5dance1    
ext5d$-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation     
rate1 f\r-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation  
rate1 & second>y s*ool h ! mean+s giv5  
to su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( !         
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act4  
7#e7 ,heal? c>e work=ce ,! t]m heal? c>e
 work=ce has ! mean+ giv5 to ! t]m 9    
section #eaja7;i7 ( ! ,pati5t           
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  7#f7
 ,m$ically und]s]v$ community ,! t]m    
m$ically und]s]v$ community has ! mean+ 
giv5 to ! t]m 9 section #gii;,b7#f7 ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7#g7      
,m$ically und]s]v$ population ,! t]m    
m$ically und]s]v$ population has ! mean+

 giv5 to ! t]m 9 section #ccj7;b77#c7 ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7#h7    
,"w-bas$ le>n+ ,! t]m "w-bas$ le>n+ has 
! mean+ giv5 to ! t]m 9 section #c7ee7 (
 ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical    
,education ,act ( #bjjf4  7h7 ,t]m9ation
 ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to make      
grants "u ?is section %all cease on !   
date t is #f ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !  
,secret>y e/abli%es ! ,demon/ration     
,project4  7i7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section = fiscal ye>    
#bjbe & ea* ( ! #e succe$+ fiscal ye>s4 
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