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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1480 

To provide for the construction, renovation, and improvement of medical 

school facilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2011 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To provide for the construction, renovation, and improvement 

of medical school facilities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) In June 2011, construction employment de6 clined by 68,470, and has fallen by 2,200,000 since 

7 the economic downturn began, according to the Bu8 reau of Labor Statistics. 

9 (2) By 2020, the Nation will face a shortage of 

10 about 85,000 physicians, due in part to the aging 


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1 population, according to the Council on Graduate 

2 Medical Education. 

3 (3) The American Academy of Family Physi4 cians recommended in 2006 that to meet the need 

5 of primary care physicians in 2020 the United 

6 States would need to train 3,725 family physicians 

7 and 714 osteopathic physicians annually, with an 

8 overall goal of a 39 percent increase in family physi9 cians. 

10 (4) The Association of American Medical Col11 leges has called for increased enrollment at Liaison 

12 Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accred13 ited medical schools from 15 to 30 percent over the 

14 2002 levels by 2015. This increase would boost the 

15 number of graduates to about 20,000. 

16 (5) The Federal Government has not supported 

17 significant construction of medical schools since the 

18 1960s and 1970s. 

19 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MEDICAL SCHOOL. 

20 The term ‘‘medical school’’ means any accredited 4- 

21 year allopathic or osteopathic medical school. 

22 SEC. 3. GRANTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services shall establish a program of grants to 

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1 ovating, or improving medical school facilities and increas2 ing the supply of physicians. 

3 (b) USE OF GRANTS.—Amounts provided for grants 

4 under this section may be used to construct new facilities 

5 or renovate and improve existing facilities for the purpose 

6 described in subsection (a). 

7 (c) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Services shall allocate funds appropriated under 

9 this Act among medical schools based on the following cri10 teria: 

11 (1) First priority shall be given to new medical 

12 schools accredited to admit students from fiscal 

13 years 2009 through 2014. 

14 (2) Priority shall be given to medical schools 

15 looking to create a new branch of an existing school. 

16 (3) Priority shall be given to medical schools 

17 that serve areas designated by the Health Resources 

18 and Services Administration as Medically Under19 served Areas. 

20 (4) Funds shall only be allocated to medical 

21 schools that provide accountability and transparency 

22 in expending such funds. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 

4 through 2016. 

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