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                                                       Calendar No. 372
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2997

 To revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the 
                       Public Health Service Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2019

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Ms. McSally) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                           December 17, 2019

              Reported by Mr. Alexander, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the 
                       Public Health Service Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Title VII Health Care 
Workforce Act of 2019''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 
et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 736 (42 U.S.C. 293), by striking 
        subsection (i) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
section, there is authorized to be appropriated $23,711,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 740 (42 U.S.C. 293d)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a), by striking 
                ``$51,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 
                through 2014'' and inserting ``$48,970,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 2020 through 2024'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (b), by striking 
                ``$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``$1,190,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2020 through 2024'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subsection (c), by striking 
                ``$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
                be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``$14,189,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2020 through 2024''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``Not 
                Later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
                part, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
                appropriate committees of Congress'' and inserting: 
                ``Not later than September 30, 2024, and every five 
                years thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and 
                submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy 
                and Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives,'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 747 (42 U.S.C. 293k)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(G), by striking 
                ``to plan, develop, and operate a demonstration program 
                that provides training'' and inserting: ``to plan, 
                develop, and operate a program that identifies or 
                develops innovative models of providing care, and 
                trains primary care physicians on such models 
                and'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (b)(3)(E), by striking 
                ``substance-related disorders'' and inserting 
                ``substance use disorders''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
                ``$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``$48,924,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2020 through 2024'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in section 748 (42 U.S.C. 293k-2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking 
                ``substance-related disorders'' and inserting 
                ``substance use disorders''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (f), by striking 
                ``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
                be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                2015'' and inserting ``$28,531,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2020 through 2024'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in section 749(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 293l(d)(2)), 
        by striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
        Senate, and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in section 751(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)), 
        by striking ``$125,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
        through 2014'' and inserting ``$39,250,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2020 through 2024'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) in section 754(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
        294d(b)(1)(A)), by striking ``new and innovative'' and 
        inserting ``innovative or evidence-based'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) in section 755(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
        294e(b)(1)(A)), by striking ``the elderly'' and inserting 
        ``geriatric populations or for maternal and child 
        health'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) in section 761(e) (42 U.S.C. 294n(e))--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
                ``$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``$5,663,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2020 through 2024''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                (1)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) in section 762 (42 U.S.C. 294o)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources'' and 
                inserting ``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``Health Care Financing Administration'' and 
                        inserting ``Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
                        Services'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by redesignating paragraphs 
                        (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), 
                        respectively; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by inserting after paragraph 
                        (3), the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) the Administrator of the Health Resources 
        and Services Administration;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking subsections (i), (j), and 
                (k) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2023, and not 
less than every 5 years thereafter, the Council shall submit to the 
Secretary, and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives, a report on the recommendations described in 
subsection (a).''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by redesignating subsection (l) as 
                subsection (j);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) in section 766(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 295a(b)(1)), 
        by striking ``that plans'' and all that follows through the 
        period and inserting ``that plans, develops, operates, and 
        evaluates projects to improve preventive medicine, health 
        promotion and disease prevention, or access to and quality of 
        health care services in rural or medically underserved 
        communities.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) in section 770(a) (42 U.S.C. 295e(a)), by 
        striking ``$43,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
        2015'' and inserting ``$17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2020 through 2024''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Title VII Health Care Workforce 
Reauthorization Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.

    Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 736 (42 U.S.C. 293), by striking subsection 
        (i) and inserting the following:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $23,711,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025.'';
            (2) in section 740 (42 U.S.C. 293d)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``$51,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
                for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014'' and 
                inserting ``$48,970,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2025'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``$5,000,000 for 
                each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014'' and 
                inserting ``$1,190,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2025'';
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``$60,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary 
                for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014'' and 
                inserting ``$14,189,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2025''; and
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``Not Later than 
                6 months after the date of enactment of this part, the 
                Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 
                committees of Congress'' and inserting: ``Not later 
                than September 30, 2025, and every five years 
                thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
                the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
                of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                of the House of Representatives,'';
            (3) in section 747 (42 U.S.C. 293k)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(G), by striking ``to 
                        plan, develop, and operate a demonstration 
                        program that provides training'' and inserting: 
                        ``to plan, develop, and operate a program that 
                        identifies or develops innovative models of 
                        providing care, and trains primary care 
                        physicians on such models and''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priorities in making awards.--In awarding grants or 
        contracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary may give priority 
        to qualified applicants that train residents in rural areas, 
        including for Tribes or Tribal Organizations in such areas.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3)(E), by striking 
                ``substance-related disorders'' and inserting 
                ``substance use disorders''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
                ``$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                2014'' and inserting ``$48,924,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2021 through 2025'';
            (4) in section 748 (42 U.S.C. 293k-2)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``substance-
                related disorders'' and inserting ``substance use 
                disorders''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``$30,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary 
                for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015'' and 
                inserting ``$28,531,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2025'';
            (5) in section 749(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 293l(d)(2)), by 
        striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
        Senate, and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives'';
            (6) in section 751(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)), by 
        striking ``$125,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
        through 2014'' and inserting ``$39,250,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2021 through 2025'';
            (7) in section 754(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 294d(b)(1)(A)), by 
        striking ``new and innovative'' and inserting ``innovative or 
        evidence-based'';
            (8) in section 755(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 294e(b)(1)(A)), by 
        striking ``the elderly'' and inserting ``geriatric populations 
        or for maternal and child health'';
            (9) in section 761(e) (42 U.S.C. 294n(e))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``$7,500,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014'' and 
                inserting ``$5,663,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2025''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
            (10) in section 762 (42 U.S.C. 294o)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Committee 
                on Labor and Human Resources'' and inserting 
                ``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Health 
                        Care Financing Administration'' and inserting 
                        ``Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
                        through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), 
                        respectively; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3), the 
                        following:
            ``(4) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
        Services Administration;'';
                    (C) by striking subsections (i), (j), and (k) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(i) Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2023, and not less 
than every 5 years thereafter, the Council shall submit to the 
Secretary, and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives, a report on the recommendations described in 
subsection (a).''; and
                    (D) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
                (j);
            (11) in section 766(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 295a(b)(1)), by 
        striking ``that plans'' and all that follows through the period 
        and inserting ``that plans, develops, operates, and evaluates 
        projects to improve preventive medicine, health promotion and 
        disease prevention, or access to and quality of health care 
        services in rural or medically underserved communities.'';
            (12) in section 770(a) (42 U.S.C. 295e(a)), by striking 
        ``$43,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015'' and 
        inserting ``$17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2025''; and
            (13) in section 775(e) (42 U.S.C. 295f(e)), by striking 
        ``$30,000,000'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2021 through 2025.''.

SEC. 3. HEALTH WORKFORCE COORDINATION.

    (a) Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), in 
        consultation with the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary 
        Care Medicine and Dentistry and the Advisory Council on 
        Graduate Medical Education, shall develop a comprehensive and 
        coordinated plan with respect to the health care workforce 
        development programs of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, including education and training programs.
            (2) Requirements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) include performance measures to determine the 
                extent to which the programs described in paragraph (1) 
                are strengthening the Nation's health care system;
                    (B) identify any gaps that exist between the 
                outcomes of programs described in paragraph (1) and 
                projected health care workforce needs identified in 
                workforce projection reports conducted by the Health 
                Resources and Services Administration;
                    (C) identify actions to address the gaps described 
                in subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) identify barriers, if any, to implementing the 
                actions identified under subparagraph (C).
    (b) Coordination With Other Agencies.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies and departments 
that fund or administer health care workforce development programs, 
including education and training programs, to--
            (1) evaluate the performance of such programs, including 
        the extent to which such programs are efficient and effective 
        and are meeting the nation's health workforce needs; and
            (2) identify opportunities to improve the quality and 
        consistency of the information collected to evaluate within and 
        across such programs, and to implement such improvements.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report 
describing the plan developed under subsection (a) and actions taken to 
implement such plan.

SEC. 4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO GERIATRICS.

    Section 753 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294c) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 753. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO GERIATRICS.

    ``(a) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subsection to 
        entities described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of section 
        799B, section 801(2), or section 865(d), or other health 
        professions schools or programs approved by the Secretary, for 
        the establishment or operation of Geriatrics Workforce 
        Enhancement Programs that meet the requirements of paragraph 
        (2).
            ``(2) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A Geriatrics Workforce 
                Enhancement Program receiving an award under this 
                section shall support the training of health 
                professionals in geriatrics, including traineeships or 
                fellowships. Such programs shall emphasize, as 
                appropriate, patient and family engagement, integration 
                of geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate 
                specialties, and collaboration with community partners 
                to address gaps in health care for older adults.
                    ``(B) Activities.--Activities conducted by a 
                program under this section may include the following:
                            ``(i) Clinical training on providing 
                        integrated geriatrics and primary care delivery 
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Interprofessional training to 
                        practitioners from multiple disciplines and 
                        specialties, including training on the 
                        provision of care to older adults.
                            ``(iii) Establishing or maintaining 
                        training-related community-based programs for 
                        older adults and caregivers to improve health 
                        outcomes for older adults.
                            ``(iv) Providing education on Alzheimer's 
                        disease and related dementias to families and 
                        caregivers of older adults, direct care 
                        workers, and health professions students, 
                        faculty, and providers.
            ``(3) Duration.--Each grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement or contract awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for 
        a period not to exceed 5 years.
            ``(4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), an 
        entity described in such paragraph shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(5) Program requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In awarding grants, contracts, 
                and cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall give priority to programs that 
                        demonstrate coordination with another Federal 
                        or State program or another public or private 
                        entity;
                            ``(ii) shall give priority to applicants 
                        with programs or activities that are expected 
                        to substantially benefit rural or medically 
                        underserved populations of older adults, or 
                        serve older adults in Indian Tribes or Tribal 
                        organizations; and
                            ``(iii) may give priority to any program 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) integrates geriatrics into 
                                primary care practice;
                                    ``(II) provides training to 
                                integrate geriatric care into other 
                                specialties across care settings, 
                                including practicing clinical 
                                specialists, health care 
                                administrators, faculty without 
                                backgrounds in geriatrics, and students 
                                from all health professions;
                                    ``(III) emphasizes integration of 
                                geriatric care into existing service 
                                delivery locations and care across 
                                settings, including primary care 
                                clinics, medical homes, Federally 
                                qualified health centers, ambulatory 
                                care clinics, critical access 
                                hospitals, emergency care, assisted 
                                living and nursing facilities, and 
                                home- and community-based services, 
                                which may include adult daycare;
                                    ``(IV) supports the training and 
                                retraining of faculty, primary care 
                                providers, other direct care providers, 
                                and other appropriate professionals on 
                                geriatrics;
                                    ``(V) emphasizes education and 
                                engagement of family caregivers on 
                                disease management and strategies to 
                                meet the needs of caregivers of older 
                                adults; or
                                    ``(VI) proposes to conduct outreach 
                                to communities that have a shortage of 
                                geriatric workforce professionals.
                    ``(B) Special consideration.--In awarding grants, 
                contracts, and cooperative agreements under this 
                section, the Secretary shall give special consideration 
                to entities that provide services in areas with a 
                shortage of geriatric workforce professionals.
            ``(6) Priority.--The Secretary may provide awardees with 
        additional support for activities in areas of demonstrated 
        need, which may include education and training for home health 
        workers, family caregivers, and direct care workers on care for 
        older adults.
            ``(7) Reporting.--
                    ``(A) Reports from entities.--Each entity awarded a 
                grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
                section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
                on the activities conducted under such grant, contract, 
                or cooperative agreement, which may include information 
                on the number of trainees, the number of professions 
                and disciplines, the number of partnerships with health 
                care delivery sites, the number of faculty and 
                practicing professionals who participated in such 
                programs, and other information, as the Secretary may 
                require.
                    ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than 4 years 
                after the date of enactment of the Title VII Health 
                Care Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 and every 5 
                years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
                the House of Representatives a report that provides a 
                summary of the activities and outcomes associated with 
                grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements made 
                under this section. Such reports shall include--
                            ``(i) information on the number of 
                        trainees, faculty, and professionals who 
                        participated in programs under this section;
                            ``(ii) information on the impact of the 
                        program conducted under this section on the 
                        health status of older adults, including in 
                        areas with a shortage of health professionals; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) information on outreach and 
                        education provided under this section to 
                        families and caregivers of older adults.
                    ``(C) Public availability.--The Secretary shall 
                make reports submitted under paragraph (B) publically 
                available on the internet website of the Department of 
                Health and Human Services.
    ``(b) Geriatric Academic Career Awards.--
            ``(1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary shall, as 
        appropriate, establish or maintain a program to provide 
        geriatric academic career awards to eligible entities applying 
        on behalf of eligible individuals to promote the career 
        development of such individuals as academic geriatricians or 
        other academic geriatrics health professionals.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--
                    ``(A) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `eligible entity' means--
                            ``(i) an entity described in paragraph (1), 
                        (3), or (4) of section 799B or section 801(2); 
                        or
                            ``(ii) another accredited health 
                        professions school or graduate program approved 
                        by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Eligible individual.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `eligible individual' means an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i)(I) is board certified or board 
                        eligible in internal medicine, family practice, 
                        psychiatry, or licensed dentistry, or has 
                        completed required training in a discipline and 
                        is employed in an accredited health professions 
                        school or graduate program that is approved by 
                        the Secretary; or
                            ``(II) has completed an approved fellowship 
                        program in geriatrics, or has completed 
                        specialty training in geriatrics as required by 
                        the discipline and any additional geriatrics 
                        training as required by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) has a junior, nontenured, faculty 
                        appointment at an accredited health professions 
                        school or graduate program in geriatrics or a 
                        geriatrics health profession.
            ``(3) Application requirements.--In order to receive an 
        award under paragraph (1), an eligible entity, on behalf of an 
        eligible individual, shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Secretary an application, at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Secretary may require;
                    ``(B) provide, in such form and manner as the 
                Secretary may require, assurances that the eligible 
                individual will meet the service requirement described 
                in paragraph (6); and
                    ``(C) provide, in such form and manner as the 
                Secretary may require, assurances that the individual 
                has a full-time faculty appointment in a health 
                professions institution and documented commitment from 
                such eligible entity that the individual will spend 75 
                percent of the individual's time that is supported by 
                the award on teaching and developing skills in 
                interdisciplinary education in geriatrics.
            ``(4) Equitable distribution.--In making awards under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall seek to ensure geographical 
        distribution among award recipients, including among rural or 
        medically underserved areas of the United States.
            ``(5) Amount and duration.--
                    ``(A) Amount.--The amount of an award under this 
                subsection shall be at least $75,000 for fiscal year 
                2020, adjusted for subsequent years in accordance with 
                the consumer price index. The Secretary shall determine 
                the amount of an award under this subsection for 
                individuals who are not physicians.
                    ``(B) Duration.--The Secretary shall make awards 
                under paragraph (1) for a period not to exceed 5 years.
            ``(6) Service requirement.--An individual who receives an 
        award under this subsection shall provide training in clinical 
        geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams 
        of health care professionals. The provision of such training 
        shall constitute at least 75 percent of the obligations of such 
        individual under the award.
    ``(c) Nonapplicability of Provision.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, section 791(a) shall not apply to awards made 
under this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $40,737,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 for 
purposes of carrying out this section.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 372

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2997

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the 
                       Public Health Service Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 17, 2019

                       Reported with an amendment