119 HR 5409 IH: Territory Health Revitalization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5409IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 16, 2025Ms. Plaskett (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. Hernández) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo provide a set-aside of funds for the territories under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, to make the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for the grants, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Territory Health Revitalization Act.

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Set-aside for the territories

Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by inserting 5 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants to States other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia before the period.

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Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Section 2008(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).

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Guarantee of grantees in the territories

Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D)

Guarantee of grantees in the territories

The Secretary shall award at least 2 grants under this subsection to an eligible entity that is located in a territory, to the extent there are a sufficient number applications submitted by such an eligible entity that meet the requirements of subparagraph (B)..

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Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.