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Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act

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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act 2. Provision of foundational educational training and child care Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Provision of foundational educational training and child care (1) Required support A demonstration project for which a grant is made under this section shall include the following: (A) An assessment for adult basic skill competency, and the use of innovative approaches to adult basic skills education so that lower-skilled eligible individuals can enroll in the project and go on to enter and complete post-secondary training, through means including the following: (i) Establishing a network of partners that offer pre-training activities for project participants who need to improve basic academic skills or English language proficiency before entering a health occupational training career pathway program. (ii) Offering resources to enable project participants to continue advancing adult basic skill proficiency while enrolled in a career pathway program. (iii) Embedding adult basic skill maintenance as part of ongoing post-graduation career coaching and mentoring. (B) A guarantee that child care is an available and affordable support service for project participants through means such as the following: (i) Referral to, and assistance with, enrollment in a subsidized child care program. (ii) Direct payment to a child care provider if a slot in a subsidized child care program is not available or reasonably accessible. (iii) Payment of co-payments or associated fees for child care. (2) Allowed support The goods and services provided under a demonstration project for which a grant is made under this section may include assistance with accessing and completing high school equivalency or adult basic education courses as necessary to achieve success in the project and make progress toward career goals. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act This bill expands the health profession opportunity grant program to include (1) foundational skills training and (2) access to affordable child care for program participants. The health profession opportunity grant program provides education and training to low-income individuals for high-demand occupations in the health care field.
Mentoring and Supporting Families Act

To provide for the use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mentoring and Supporting Families Act 2. Use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching (1) Preference in considering applications In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to— (A) applications that include opportunities for peer support or peer mentoring, and make career coaching available, as part of the case management plan; and (B) applications that include a commitment to providing project participants with a monthly cash stipend equivalent to 50 percent of the Federal poverty level. (2) Inclusion among support services A project for which a grant is made under this section shall include case management plans that include career coaching (with the option to offer appropriate peer support and mentoring opportunities to help develop soft skills and social capital), which may be offered on an ongoing basis before, during, and after initial training as part of a career pathway model. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Mentoring and Supporting Families Act This bill establishes demonstration projects for peer support, mentoring, and career coaching under the health profession opportunity grants program. Specifically, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) must award grants to for such programs that include case management plans that help participants develop workforce skills on an ongoing basis. The ACF also must give preference to project applications that provide participants with a cash stipend.
Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Healthcare Careers Act 2. Set-aside of funds for Indian populations Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1) 15 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities 3. Guarantee of grants for indian populations Section 2008(a)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397(a)(2)(C) (C) Guarantee of grants for indian populations The Secretary shall award at least 10 grants under this subsection to an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or a Tribal College or University, to the extent there are a sufficient number of applications submitted by such an eligible entity that meet the requirements of subparagraph (B). . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Tribal Healthcare Careers Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve a portion of Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities. HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants.
Opioid Treatment Providers Act

To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Treatment Providers Act 2. Eligibility of opioid treatment programs for health professions opportunity grants Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(A) or a community-based organization , a community-based organization, or an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(iii)(2)) 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Opioid Treatment Providers Training Act This bill makes certain opioid treatment programs eligible for grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.
Health Providers Training Act

To make hospitals eligible for health professions opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Providers Training Act 2. Eligibility of hospitals for health professions opportunity grants Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(A) or a community-based organization , a community-based organization, or a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e)) 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Health Providers Training Act This bill makes hospitals eligible for grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.
Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act

To provide for technical assistance under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act 2. Technical assistance (a) In general Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph (D); and (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e) and inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Technical assistance (1) In general The Secretary shall provide technical assistance— (A) to assist eligible entities in applying for grants under this section; (B) that is tailored to meet the needs of grantees at each stage of the administration of projects for which grants are made under this section; (C) that is tailored to meet the specific needs of Indian tribes tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities; (D) that is tailored to meet the specific needs of the territories; (E) that is tailored to meet the specific needs of eligible entities in carrying out demonstration projects for which a grant is made under this section; and (F) to facilitate the exchange of information among eligible entities regarding best practices and promising practices used in the projects. (2) Continuation of peer technical assistance conferences The Secretary shall hold peer technical assistance conferences for entities to which a grant is made under this section. (3) Report to the congress During each Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the nature of any technical assistance provided to grantees under this section. . (b) Funding Section 2008(c)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397(c)(1) , and to carry out subsection (c) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act This bill provides funding for, and makes changes to the scope and content of, technical assistance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning certain grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.
Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act

To require preference to be given to applicants for health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act who have certain kinds of business and community partners. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act MORE Act 2. Preference for health profession opportunity grant applicants who have certain kinds of business and community partners Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Preference for grant applicants who have certain partners In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applications submitted by applicants who have business and community partners in each of the following categories: (1) State and local government agencies and social service providers; (2) institutions of higher education, and local workforce development boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and (3) health care employers, labor unions, and labor-management partnerships. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act or the MORE ActThis bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to give preference to grantees with specified partners, such as state and local government agencies and health care employers, when awarding certain grants to train low-income individuals to work in health care occupations.
Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act

To guarantee that grants are made under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to grantees in each State that is not a territory, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act HOPE Act 2. Guarantee of grantees in each State and the district of columbia; reports to the Congress Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Guarantee of grantees in each state and the district of columbia (1) In general For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a grant under this section to at least 2 eligible entities in each State that is not a territory, to the extent there are a sufficient number of applications submitted by the entities that meet the requirements applicable with the grant. If, for a fiscal year, there are fewer than 2 such eligible entities in such a State, the Secretary shall include that information in the report required by paragraph (2) that covers the fiscal year. (2) Reports to the congress During each Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on, with respect to the period since the period covered in the most recent prior report submitted under this paragraph— (A) the number of applications submitted under each subsection of this section; (B) the number of the applications that were approved; and (C) a description of how grants were made in any case described in the last sentence of paragraph (1). . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act or the HOPE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants to train low-income individuals to work in certain health care occupations, to make certain efforts to ensure the geographic diversity of grant recipients.
Rural Health Training Opportunities Act

To require geographical diversity in the provision of health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and to require the support services provided through the use of the grants to include a transportation assistance plan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Training Opportunities Act 2. Geographical diversity in provision of grants; inclusion of transportation assistance plan among support services Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Geographical diversity; transportation assistance plan (1) Preference for applications for projects to serve a rural area In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applications which describe a demonstration project that will serve a rural area in which— (A) the community in which the individuals to be enrolled in the project reside is located; (B) the project will be conducted; or (C) an employer partnership that has committed to hiring individuals who successfully complete all activities under the project is located. (2) Support required to include transportation assistance plan A project for which a grant is made under this section shall include a plan to provide project participants with transportation through means such as the following: (A) Referral to, and assistance with enrollment in, a subsidized transportation program. (B) If a subsidized transportation program is not reasonably available, direct payments to subsidize transportation costs. For purposes of this paragraph, the term transportation (3) Reports to the congress During each Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report— (A) on, with respect to the period since the period covered in the most recent prior report submitted under this paragraph— (i) the number of applications submitted under each subsection of this section, with a separate statement of the number of applications referred to in paragraph (1); and (ii) the number of the applications that were approved, with a separate statement of the number of such applications referred to in paragraph (1); and (B) that includes an assessment of the effectiveness of the demonstration projects conducted under this section with respect to addressing health professions workforce shortages or in-demand jobs in rural areas. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Rural Health Training Opportunities Act This bill expands the health profession opportunity grant program that provides education and training to low-income individuals for high-demand occupations in the health care field. The Administration for Children and Families must prioritize grant applications for demonstration projects in rural areas and such projects must include assistance for the transportation costs of program participants.
Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act 2. Authorization to establish commemorative work (a) In general The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of the United States. (b) Compliance with standards for commemorative works The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 Commemorative Works Act (c) Prohibition on the use of federal funds (1) In general Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (2) Responsibility of the daughters of the republic of Texas The Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (d) Deposit of excess funds (1) In general If upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. (2) On expiration of authority If upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code. May 27, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States.
VA Emergency Transportation Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Emergency Transportation Act 2. Reimbursement of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (a) In general Section 1725 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking emergency treatment emergency services (2) by striking the emergency treatment such emergency services (3) by striking such treatment such emergency services (4) by striking that treatment such emergency services (5) by striking the treatment such emergency services (6) by striking in a non-Department facility (7) by striking same treatment same emergency services (8) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking health care provider that furnished the treatment provider that furnished such emergency services (9) in subsections (a) through (d), as amended by the preceding paragraphs, by striking emergency treatment emergency services (10) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking (f)(2)(B) or (f)(2)(C) (f)(4)(B) or (f)(4)(C) (11) in subsection (f)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, insert in a non-Department facility services furnished (C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following new paragraphs (1) and (2): (1) The term emergency services (2) The term emergency transportation (A) to a facility for emergency treatment; or (B) from a non-Department facility where such veteran received emergency treatment— (i) to a Department or other Federal facility; and (ii) at a time described in paragraph (3)(C). . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Definition of emergency treatment Section 1728(c) of such title is amended by striking 1725(f)(1) 1725(f) (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking emergency treatment emergency services

Summary: VA Emergency Transportation Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a veteran for the reasonable value of emergency transportation by a non-VA provider (1) to a facility for emergency treatment, or (2) from a non-VA facility where the veteran was treated to a VA or other federal facility for additional care.