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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1751
To provide for technical assistance under the health profession opportunity
grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 2021
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for technical assistance under the health profes-
sion opportunity grant program under section 2008 of
the Social Security Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technical Assistance
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for Health Grants Act’’.
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SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008 of the Social Secu-
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rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subpara-
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graph (D); and
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
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subsections (d) and (e) and inserting after sub-
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section (b) the following:
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‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
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technical assistance—
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‘‘(A) to assist eligible entities in applying
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for grants under this section;
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‘‘(B) that is tailored to meet the needs of
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grantees at each stage of the administration of
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projects for which grants are made under this
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section;
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‘‘(C) that is tailored to meet the specific
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needs of Indian tribes tribal organizations, and
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tribal colleges and universities;
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‘‘(D) that is tailored to meet the specific
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needs of the territories;
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‘‘(E) that is tailored to meet the specific
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needs of eligible entities in carrying out dem-
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onstration projects for which a grant is made
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under this section; and
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‘‘(F) to facilitate the exchange of informa-
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tion among eligible entities regarding best prac-
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tices and promising practices used in the
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projects.
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‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF PEER TECHNICAL AS-
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SISTANCE CONFERENCES.—The Secretary shall hold
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peer technical assistance conferences for entities to
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which a grant is made under this section. The pre-
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ceding sentence shall not be interpreted to require
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any such conference to be held in person.
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‘‘(3) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—During each
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Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the
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Senate a report on the nature of any technical as-
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sistance provided to grantees under this section.’’.
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(b) FUNDING.—Section 2008(c)(1) of such Act (42
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U.S.C. 1397(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and to
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carry out subsection (c) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022’’
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before the period.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
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on October 1, 2021.
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