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G:\M\18\BERA\BERA_018.XML ..................................................................... (Original Signature of Member) 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. ll To provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BERA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll A BILL To provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2023’’.

SEC.

2.

EDUCATION PROGRAM TO EXPAND ABORTION CARE TRAINING AND ACCESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec- retary’’), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a program to award grants or contracts to eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) for the purposes of— (1) expanding and supporting education for stu- dents, residents, or advanced practice clinicians in a covered State that permits comprehensive training in abortion care; and (2) preparing and encouraging each such stu- dent, resident, and advanced practice clinician train- ing in a covered State to serve as an abortion pro- vider after completing such training.
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli- cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 18 including— (1) a certification that such eligible entity will use amounts provided to the entity to carry out the activities described in subsection (e); and (2) a description of how such eligible entity will carry out such activities.
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes accredited health pro- fessions schools, academic health centers or other appro- priate public or private nonprofit health care safety net providers, including sexual and reproductive health pro- viders, as determined by the Secretary.
(d) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— (1) are located in a covered State in which clin- ical training for heath care students, residents, and advanced practice clinicians in abortion care is per- mitted and/or comprehensively taught; (2) support clinical training in abortion care for health care students, residents, and advanced prac- tice clinicians from States where such training is otherwise limited; or (3) are minority serving institutions or institu- tions that provide training to increase underrep- resented minority health professions.
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use funds made available under an award under this section to carry out the following activities: (1) Support or expand clinical training for health care students, residents, and advanced prac- tice clinicians in abortion care.
(2) Develop and operate programs to train health care students, residents, and advanced prac- tice clinicians in abortion care by— (A) defining a set of clinical training ac- tivities related to abortion care, including those that include care for racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, Tribal, and medically underserved communities; (B) identifying and addressing challenges to accessing abortion care, including the needs of racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, Tribal, and medically under- served communities; (C) supporting the use of telehealth tech- nologies and practices related to abortion care; (D) integrating abortion training into health care education; and (E) promoting interprofessional training that includes non-obstetrician–gynecologist abortion providers.
(3) Develop or expand strategic partnerships with community health organizations or other eligi- ble entities to enhance access to abortion care and improve health outcomes.
(4) Develop, implement, and evaluate methods to improve recruitment and retention of health care students and advanced practice clinicians from medi- cally underserved communities to increase access to abortion care.
(5) Train and support instructors to serve medically underserved communities.

(6) Prepare health care students, residents, or advanced practice clinicians for transition into clin- ical practice that includes abortion care, with a focus on medically underserved communities.

(7) Provide scholarships or stipends to health care students, residents, or advanced practice clini- cians that are pursing training in abortion care, with a focus on medically underserved communities.
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds appropriated to carry out this section shall supplement not supplant funds otherwise made available to carry out title VII and title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

292 et seq.

and 296 et seq.).
(g) REPORTING.— (1) REPORTS FROM ENTITIES.—Each entity that receives an award under this section shall sub- mit an annual report to the Secretary on the finan- cial and programmatic performance under such award, which may include factors such as the num- ber of trainees, the number of professions and dis- ciplines, the number of partnerships with health care delivery sites, the number of faculty and practicing health care professionals who participated in con- tinuing education programs, and other factors, as the Secretary may require, in a manner that does not allow for identification of patients, individual providers, or other participants.
(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each year in which the Secretary makes awards under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re- port that provides a summary of the financial and programmatic performance of such awards, which may include factors such as the number trainees, the number of professions and disciplines, the number of partnerships with health care delivery sites, the number of faculty and practicing health care profes- sionals who participated in continuing education pro- grams, and other factors that assess the impact of the program on the expansion of access to abortion services, in a manner that does not disclose any identifiable information of patients, individual pro- viders, or other participants.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) COVERED STATE.—The term ‘‘covered State’’ means a State, Puerto Rico, and a territory or possession of the United States in which com- prehensive training for abortion care is permissible.

(2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— The term ‘‘medically underserved community’’ has the meaning given such term in section 799B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

295p).
295p).

(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.