,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4 
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide community-based training     
opportunities for medical students in   
rural areas and medically underserved   
communities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,community ,training1           
,education1 and ,access for ,medical    
,students ,act of #bjbf or the          
,community ,,teams ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  
,grants for community-based training for
 medical students in rural areas and    
medically underserved communities  7a7  
,in general ,section #ccj;,a of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsections 7h71 7i71 and 

7j7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 and 7k71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7g7 the following3  7h7
 ,grants for community-,based training  
for medical students in rural areas and 
medically underserved communities  7#a7 
,grants ,the ,director may award grants 
to eligible entities to expand the      
availability of community-based training
 for medical students in rural areas and
 medically underserved communities1     
including by supporting clinical        
rotations in health care facilities in  
such areas and communities1 including in
 outpatient settings1 to facilitate     
long-term1 sustainable physician        
practice in high-need communities4  7#b7
 ,period of grants ,a grant under this  
subsection shall be for a period of #a  
to #e years1 as determined by the       
,director4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be    
eligible for a grant under this         
subsection1 an entity shall be a        
consortium of the following3 7,a7 ,one  
or more schools of osteopathic medicine 

or allopathic medicine4  7,b7 ,one or   
more of the following3 7i7 ,a rural     
health clinic4  7ii7 ,a ,federally      
qualified health center4  7iii7 ,a      
health care facility located in a       
medically underserved community4  7#d7  
,applications ,an eligible entity       
desiring a grant under this subsection  
shall1 in consultation with the         
appropriate ,state office of rural      
health or another appropriate ,state    
entity1 submit to the ,director an      
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,director may require1           
including-- 7,a7 a description of the   
project that the eligible entity will   
carry out using the funds provided      
through the grant2  7,b7 an explanation 
of the reasons why ,federal assistance  
is required to carry out the project2   
7,c7 a description of the manner in     
which the project funded through the    
grant will ensure continuous quality    
improvement in the provision of services

 by the entity2  7,d7 a description of  
how the populations in the rural area or
 medically underserved community to be  
served through the grant will experience
 increased access to quality health care
 services across the continuum of care  
as a result of the activities carried   
out by the entity2  7,e7 a plan for     
sustaining the project after ,federal   
support for the project has ended2  7,f7
 a description of how the project will  
be evaluated2 and  7,g7 such other      
information as the ,director determines 
to be appropriate4  4  7b7 ,conforming  
changes ,section #ccj;,a of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bed;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 by striking and for the planning   
and implementation of small health care 
provider quality improvement activities 
and inserting for the planning and      
implementation of small health care     
provider quality improvement activities1
 and for expanding the availability of  
community-based training for medical    

students in rural areas and medically   
underserved communities2  7#b7 in       
subsection 7b71 by inserting ,in this   
section3 after ,definitions--2  7#c7 in 
subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 and       
inserting subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and
 7h72 and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7--  
7i7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at  
the end2  7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by      
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7iv7 expand the
 availability of community-based        
training for medical students in rural  
areas and medically underserved         
communities under subsection 7h74  2    
7#d7 in subsection 7j71 as so           
redesignated1 by striking subsections   
7e71 7f71 and 7g7 and inserting         
subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h72 and 
7#e7 in subsection 7k71 as so           
redesignated1 by striking #bjba through 
#bjbe and inserting #bjbf through #bjcj4