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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3823
To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train
project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and
to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct
such a demonstration project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2019
Mr. DOGGETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration
projects train project participants to earn a recognized
postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community
colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a dem-
onstration project.
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 ‘‘Promoting Health Ca-
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reers in Community and Technical Colleges Act’’.
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SEC. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRA-
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TION PROJECT GRANTEES REQUIRED TO
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TRAIN PROJECT PARTICIPANTS TO EARN A
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RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL.
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Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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1397g) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and
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(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by insert-
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ing after subsection (b) the following:
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‘‘(c) GRANTEES REQUIRED TO TRAIN PROJECT PAR-
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TICIPANTS TO EARN
A RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY
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CREDENTIAL.—An eligible entity awarded a grant to con-
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duct a demonstration project under this section shall train
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project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary
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credential, including an industry-recognized credential.’’.
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SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR
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GRANTS TO CONDUCT HEALTH PROFESSIONS
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OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
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Section 2008(a)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act (42
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U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
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101’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 101 and 102(a)(1)(B)’’.
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
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on October 1, 2019.
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