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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3338 

To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access 

foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language 

and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, 

in demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity 

grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 19, 2019 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such 

as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, in 

demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of 

the Social Security Act. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Essential Skills and 

5 Child Care for Health Professions Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROVISION OF FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATIONAL 

2 TRAINING AND CHILD CARE. 

3 Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 1397g) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and 

5 (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by insert6 ing after subsection (b) the following: 

7 ‘‘(c) PROVISION OF FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATIONAL

8 TRAINING AND CHILD CARE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED SUPPORT.—A demonstration 

10 project for which a grant is made under this section 

11 shall include the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) An assessment for adult basic skill 

13 competency, and the use of innovative ap14 proaches to adult basic skills education so that 

15 lower-skilled eligible individuals can enroll in 

16 the project and go on to enter and complete 

17 post-secondary training, through means includ18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) Establishing a network of part20 ners that offer pre-training activities for 

21 project participants who need to improve 

22 basic academic skills or English language 

23 proficiency before entering a health occu24 pational training career pathway program. 

25 ‘‘(ii) Offering resources to enable 

26 project participants to continue advancing 


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1 adult basic skill proficiency while enrolled 

2 in a career pathway program. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Embedding adult basic skill 

4 maintenance as part of ongoing post-grad5 uation career coaching and mentoring. 

6 ‘‘(B) A guarantee that child care is an 

7 available and affordable support service for 

8 project participants through means such as the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(i) Referral to, and assistance with, 

11 enrollment in a subsidized child care pro12 gram. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Direct payment to a child care 

14 provider if a slot in a subsidized child care 

15 program is not available or reasonably ac16 cessible. 

17 ‘‘(iii) Payment of co-payments or as18 sociated fees for child care. 

19 ‘‘(2) ALLOWED SUPPORT.—The goods and serv20 ices provided under a demonstration project for 

21 which a grant is made under this section may in22 clude assistance with accessing and completing high 

23 school equivalency or adult basic education courses 

24 as necessary to achieve success in the project and 

25 make progress toward career goals.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

3 on October 1, 2019. 

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