[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4351 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4351

    To ensure that hospitals are considered an eligible entity when 
awarding health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the 
                          Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 2, 2021

 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To ensure that hospitals are considered an eligible entity when 
awarding health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the 
                          Social Security Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Providers Training Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF HOSPITALS FOR HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY 
              GRANTS.

    Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397g(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``or a community-based 
organization'' and inserting ``, a community-based organization, or a 
hospital (as defined in section 1861(e))''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2021.
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