ment that such facility will close within 
180 days. 
‘‘(C) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term ‘health care professional’— 
‘‘(i) means an individual who is in-
volved with— 
‘‘(I) the delivery of health care 
services, or related services, pertaining 
to— 
‘‘(aa) 
the 
identification, 
evaluation, and prevention of dis-
eases, disorders, or injuries; or 
‘‘(bb) home-based or com-
munity-based long-term care; 
‘‘(II) the delivery of dietary and 
nutrition services; or 
‘‘(III) rehabilitation and health 
systems management; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a covered commu-
nity to be served through a grant made 
under paragraph (3), includes individuals 
in health care professions and jobs for 
which there is a shortage in the commu-
nity, as determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in consulta-
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tion with the medical community), giving 
consideration to the amount of training 
time required to retrain the covered work-
ers for the health care professions and 
jobs. 
‘‘(D) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.— 
The term ‘tribal college or university’ means— 
‘‘(i) a tribally controlled college or 
university, as defined in section 2 of the 
Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801); 
‘‘(ii) Dine´ College, authorized in the 
Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 
640a et seq.); and 
‘‘(iii) any of the 1994 Institutions, as 
defined in section 532 of the Equity in 
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROJECT.—In ac-
cordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall es-
tablish and carry out a health professions training 
demonstration project. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—In carrying out the project, the 
Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall make grants to 
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eligible entities to enable the entities to carry out 
programs in covered communities to train covered 
workers for employment as health care professionals. 
The Secretary shall make each grant in an amount 
of not less than $100,000 and not more than 
$500,000. 
‘‘(4) 
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (b)(2)(B), to be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subsection to carry out a program in a 
covered community, an entity shall be a partnership 
that is— 
‘‘(A) under the direction of a local work-
force investment board established under sec-
tion 117 that is serving the covered community; 
and 
‘‘(B) composed of members serving the 
covered community, such as— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 
that provides a 4-year program of instruc-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) an accredited community college; 
‘‘(iii) an accredited vocational or tech-
nical school; 
‘‘(iv) a tribal college or university; 
‘‘(v) a health clinic or hospital; 
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