Federal

Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

Source: Congress.gov · 359 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill sets aside federal funding specifically for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities that apply for health profession opportunity grants. The bill guarantees that at least 10 grants will go to these eligible Indian entities each year, as long as enough qualified applications are received.

Who It Affects

Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and the federal agency (the Secretary) that awards health profession opportunity grants.

Key Provisions

• The federal government must reserve 15 percent of health profession opportunity grant funds each fiscal year for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (Sec. 2) • The Secretary must award at least 10 grants per year to eligible Indian entities if enough qualified applications are submitted (Sec. 3)

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities receive a dedicated portion of health profession opportunity grant funding that other entities cannot access. This guarantees a minimum number of grants will go to these Indian entities each year.

Important Definitions

None defined

Effective Date

October 1, 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 417 To provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 20, 2023 Mr. GOMEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Healthcare Ca- 4 reers Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN POPULATIONS. 6 Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 7 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘15 percent 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:20 Jan 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H417.IH H417 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 417 IH of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants 1 to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges 2 and Universities’’ before the period. 3 SEC. 3. GUARANTEE OF GRANTS FOR INDIAN POPU- 4 LATIONS. 5 Section 2008(a)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 6 U.S.C. 1397(a)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 7 ‘‘(C) GUARANTEE OF GRANTS FOR INDIAN 8 POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall award at 9 least 10 grants under this subsection to an eli- 10 gible entity that is an Indian tribe, a tribal or- 11 ganization, or a Tribal College or University, to 12 the extent there are a sufficient number of ap- 13 plications submitted by such an eligible entity 14 that meet the requirements of subparagraph 15 (B).’’. 16 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 17 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 18 on October 1, 2023. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:20 Jan 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H417.IH H417 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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