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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4885 

To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant 

programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income 

tax, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2023 

Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income tax, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Career Ad5 vancement and Remuneration Exclusion for Training Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘Health CARE Training Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH PROFES2 SION OPPORTUNITY GRANT PARTICIPANTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social 

4 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by add5 ing at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) TRAINING.—A demonstration project 

7 conducted by an eligible entity awarded a grant 

8 under this subsection shall provide to an eligible 

9 individual participating in the project who is 

10 being trained to qualify for a recognized post11 secondary credential (including an industry-rec12 ognized credential, and a certificate awarded by 

13 a local workforce development board established 

14 under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation 

15 and Opportunity Act) which is awarded in rec16 ognition of attainment of measurable technical 

17 or occupational skills necessary to gain employ18 ment or advance within an occupation, a num19 ber of hours of such training that is not less 

20 than— 

21 ‘‘(i) the number of hours of training 

22 required for certification of that level of 

23 skill by the State in which the project is 

24 conducted; or 

25 ‘‘(ii) if there is no such requirement, 

26 such number of hours of training as the 


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1 Secretary finds is necessary to achieve that 

2 skill level.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 

5 SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER A 

6 HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE DEM7 ONSTRATION PROJECT FROM FEDERAL IN8 COME TAX. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

10 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(ii) INCOME DISREGARD.—Amounts 

13 paid to an eligible individual as a cash sti14 pend or as emergency assistance under a 

15 project for which a grant is made under 

16 this section shall not be considered income 

17 for any purpose under the Internal Rev18 enue Code of 1986, and an entity making 

19 such a payment shall not be required to 

20 submit an information return under sub21 title F of such Code with respect to the 

22 payment.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts paid 

3 on or after October 1, 2023. 

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