,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,administrator
 of the ,health ,resources and ,services
 ,administration to award grants to     
expand or create health care provider   
pipeline programs4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,providing ,resources and ,opportunities
 for ,health ,education ,and ,learning  
,act of #bjbd or the ,,pro-,,heal ,act  
of #bjbd4  #b4 ,grant program to expand 
or create health care provider pipelines
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,health 
,resources and ,services                
,administration4  7#b7 ,eligible entity 
,the term eligible entity means a ,state

 or institution of higher education4    
7#c7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja7;a774  7#d7 ,state ,the term      
,state means each of the #ej ,states1   
the ,district of ,columbia1 the         
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and each
 of the outlying areas 7as such term is 
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja774   
7b7 ,authorization of grants  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator shall award 
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to enable the eligible
 entities to expand or create health    
care provider pipeline programs4  7#b7  
,duration ,grants awarded under this    
section shall be for a term of not more 
than #e years4  7#c7 ,reservation ,the  
,administrator shall reserve #be percent
 of amounts made available to carry out 

this section to award grants to eligible
 entities that are eligible institutions
 described in section #cga of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7#d7 ,priority ,in  
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,administrator shall give priority to-- 
7,a7 programs designed to serve         
underserved or rural communities2  7,b7 
programs designed to increase the number
 of health care professionals who are   
primary care providers2 or  7,c7        
eligible entities that intend to recruit
 a majority of individuals to           
participate in the health care provider 
pipeline program from within the same   
,state as the eligible entity or in     
which the eligible entity is located4   
7c7 ,application ,an eligible entity    
that desires to receive a grant under   
this section shall submit an application
 to the ,administrator at such time1 in 
such manner1 and accompanied by such    
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7d7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in   

general ,an eligible entity that        
receives a grant under this section     
shall use the grant funds to expand or  
create health care provider pipeline    
programs that are designed to increase  
the number of one or more of the        
following groups of health care         
professionals3 7,a7 ,medical ,doctors   
and ,doctors of ,osteopathic ,medicine4 
7,b7 ,physician ,assistants4  7,c7      
,nurse ,practitioners4  7,d7 ,nurses4   
7,e7 ,emergency ,medical ,technicians4  
7,f7 ,dentists4  7,g7 ,behavioral       
,health ,providers4  7#b7 ,additional   
providers ,the ,administrator may add to
 the list of health care professionals  
eligible for health care provider       
pipeline programs under paragraph 7#a7  
based on areas of need and shortages    
across the ,nation4  7e7 ,reports ,an   
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this section shall submit a report
 to the ,administrator1 not later than  
#e years after receiving the grant and  
at the end of the grant period1 on the  

implementation of the health care       
provider pipeline program1 including    
details on-- 7#a7 a breakdown of funding
 uses2  7#b7 admission rates to the     
program2  7#c7 admission criteria for   
the program2  7#d7 demographics of      
admitted students2 and  7#e7 program    
drop-out rates4  7f7 ,grants after      
reauthorization ,if the grant program   
under this section is authorized for a  
fiscal year after fiscal year #bjbi1 the
 ,administrator1 in awarding grants     
after fiscal year #bjbi1 shall give     
priority to eligible entities that have 
already received a grant under this     
section4  7g7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #bae1jjj1jjj for the period of  
fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi4