,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ba1 #bjbd,mr4    
,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices          
,adm9i/ration to aw>d grants to exp& or 
create heal? c>e provid] pipel9e        
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,res\rces &       
,opportunities = ,heal? ,education ,&   
,le>n+ ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,pro-,,heal   
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,grant program to    
exp& or create heal? c>e provid]        
pipel9es  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?         
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4     
7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means a ,/ate or in/itution (    
high] education4  7#c7 ,in/itution (    
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     

high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
#ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !   
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & ea* ( !  
outly+ areas 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja774  7b7 ,au?orization ( grants    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all aw>d 
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to enable ! eligible  
entities to exp& or create heal? c>e    
provid] pipel9e programs4  7#b7         
,duration ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is section  
%all be = a t]m ( n m ?an #e ye>s4  7#c7
 ,res]vation ,! ,adm9i/rator %all res]ve
 #be p]c5t ( am\nts made available to   
c>ry out ?is section to aw>d grants to  
eligible entities t are eligible        
in/itutions describ$ 9 section #cga ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7#d7 ,priority ,9   
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !          

,adm9i/rator %all give priority to--    
7,a7 programs design$ to s]ve und]s]v$  
or rural communities2  7,b7 programs    
design$ to increase ! numb] ( heal? c>e 
pr(essionals :o are prim>y c>e provid]s2
 or  7,c7 eligible entities t int5d to  
recruit a majority ( individuals to     
p>ticipate 9 ! heal? c>e provid] pipel9e
 program f )9 ! same ,/ate z ! eligible 
entity or 9 :i* ! eligible entity is    
locat$4  7c7 ,application ,an eligible  
entity t desires to receive a grant "u  
?is section %all submit an application  
to ! ,adm9i/rator at su* "t1 9 su*      
mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation z !
 ,adm9i/rator may require4  7d7 ,use (  
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity
 t receives a grant "u ?is section %all 
use ! grant funds to exp& or create     
heal? c>e provid] pipel9e programs t are
 design$ to increase ! numb] ( "o or m (
 ! foll[+ gr\ps ( heal? c>e             
pr(essionals3 7,a7 ,m$ical ,doctors &   
,doctors ( ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e4  7,b7    
,physician ,assi/ants4  7,c7 ,nurse     

,practition]s4  7,d7 ,nurses4  7,e7     
,em]g5cy ,m$ical ,te*nicians4  7,f7     
,d5ti/s4  7,g7 ,behavioral ,heal?       
,provid]s4  7#b7 ,additional provid]s ,!
 ,adm9i/rator may add to ! li/ ( heal?  
c>e pr(essionals eligible = heal? c>e   
provid] pipel9e programs "u p>agraph    
7#a7 bas$ on areas ( ne$ & %ortages     
across ! ,nation4  7e7 ,reports ,an     
eligible entity t receives a grant "u   
?is section %all submit a report to !   
,adm9i/rator1 n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft]   
receiv+ ! grant & at ! end ( ! grant    
p]iod1 on ! implem5tation ( ! heal? c>e 
provid] pipel9e program1 includ+ details
 on-- 7#a7 a breakd[n ( fund+ uses2     
7#b7 admission rates to ! program2  7#c7
 admission crit]ia = ! program2  7#d7   
demographics ( admitt$ /ud5ts2 &  7#e7  
program drop-out rates4  7f7 ,grants    
aft] reau?orization ,if ! grant program 
"u ?is section is au?oriz$ = a fiscal   
ye> aft] fiscal ye> #bjbi1 !            
,adm9i/rator1 9 aw>d+ grants aft] fiscal
 ye> #bjbi1 %all give priority to       

eligible entities t h already receiv$ a 
grant "u ?is section4  7g7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section    
#bae1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s    
#bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4