,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,ms4   
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to revise and extend health    
workforce programs under title ,,vii of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,educating ,medical ,professionals  
and ,optimizing ,workforce ,efficiency  
and ,readiness for ,health ,act or the  
,,empower for ,health ,act4  #b4        
,reauthorization of health professions  
workforce programs ,title ,,vii of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bib et seq47 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #gcf7;i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bic7;i771 by striking #bc1gaa1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe
 and inserting #bh1dbb1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj2  7#b7 

in section #gdj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bic;d7--
 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking    
#ea1dgj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       
#ee1jad1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj2  7,b7 in subsection
 7b71 by striking appropriated1         
#a1aij1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       
appropriated #b1caj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj2  7,c7 
in subsection 7c71 by striking          
#ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       
#af1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj2 and  7,d7 in       
subsection 7d71 by striking ,september  
#cj1 #bjbe and inserting ,september #cj1
 #bjcj2  7#c7 in section #gdg7;c77#a7   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bick7c77#a771 by        
striking #dh1ibd1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjba through #bjbe and inserting 
#di1ibd1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj2  7#d7 in section   
#gdh7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bick-#b7;f771  

by striking #bh1eca1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe and    
inserting #db1fgc1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbf through #bjcj2  7#e7 in    
section #gea7;j77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bid;a7j77#a771 by striking #da1bej1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbe and inserting #dg1jjj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj2   
7#f7 in section #gec7;d7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bid;c7d771 by striking #dj1gcg1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe
 and inserting #dh1bde1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj2  7#g7 
in section #gfa7;e77#a77;,a7 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bidn7e77#a77;,a771 by        
striking #bjba through #bjbe and        
inserting #bjbf through #bjcj2  7#h7 in 
section #gfb7;i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#bido7i771 by striking ,september #cj1  
#bjbc and inserting ,september #cj1     
#bjcj2  7#i7 in section #ggj7;a7 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bie;e7a771 by striking       
#ag1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       

#ah1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj2  7#aj7 in section  
#gge7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f7e771 by  
striking is authorized to be            
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjba
 through #bjbe4 and inserting the       
following3 8are authorized to be        
appropriated for each of fiscal years   
#bjbf through #bjcj--  7#a7 to carry out
 subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 #e1jjj1jjj2   
and  7#b7 to carry out subsection       
7c77#a77;,b71 #e1jjj1jjj4  2 and  7#aa7 
in section #ggf7;i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bie;f-#a7;i771 by striking #bjbc       
through #bjbe and inserting #bjbf       
through #bjcj4  #c4 ,investment in      
tomorrow's pediatric health care        
workforce ,section #gge of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bie;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 by striking be employed full-time  
and inserting perform full-time service2
  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 by striking in an area  

with a shortage of the specified        
pediatric subspecialty that has a       
sufficient pediatric population to      
support such pediatric subspecialty1 as 
determined by the ,secretary and        
inserting to underserved children or in 
an area with a shortage of the specified
 pediatric subspecialty2 and  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7i7 by striking   
employment and inserting service2 and   
7ii7 by striking an area or and         
inserting a2  7#c7 in subsection 7c7--  
7,a7 by striking the subsection         
designation and heading and all that    
follows through the paragraph           
designation and heading in paragraph    
7#a7 and inserting the following3  7c7  
,eligibility  7#a7 ,definition of       
qualified health professional ,in this  
section3  2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the  
matter preceding clause 7i71 by         
inserting under this section after      
contracts2 and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71  
by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       

inserting clause 7i72 and  7ii7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by inserting under
 this section after contracts2 and  7,c7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter  
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 this subsection with an eligible       
individual and inserting this section   
with a qualified health professional2   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by     
striking individual and inserting       
qualified health professional2 and      
7,,ii7 by striking medically underserved
 population and inserting medically     
underserved pediatric population        
7including children enrolled in the     
,medicaid program under title ,,xix of  
the ,social ,security ,act72 and  7iii7 
in each of subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 
by striking individual and inserting    
qualified health professional2  7#d7 by 
redesignating subsection 7e7 7as amended
 by section #b7aj77 as subsection 7f72  
and  7#e7 by inserting after subsection 
7d7 the following3  7e7 ,full-,time     

service obligations  7#a7 ,in general   
,with respect to qualified health       
professionals described in subparagraphs
 7,a77ii7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7c77#a7
 who enter into contracts under this    
section1 the ,secretary shall establish 
requirements for full-time service that 
are consistent with the practice        
standards1 including research and       
teaching obligations1 of the applicable 
pediatric medical subspecialty1         
pediatric surgical specialty1 or child  
and adolescent mental and behavioral    
health care field in which such         
qualified health professional practices4
  7#b7  ,fellowships or residencies     
,with respect to qualified health       
professionals described in subsection   
7c77#a77;,a77i71 the ,secretary shall   
establish requirements for full-time    
service that are consistent with the    
requirements of the accrediting body for
 the applicable residency or fellowship 
for full-time service4  4  #d4 ,area    
health education centers ,section #gea  

of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid;a7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7c77#a77;,g71 by striking
 high school and inserting              
pre-collegiate2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7h77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking #ab years and inserting #b     
award cycles2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking #f years and inserting
 #a award cycle4