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Surgeon General, is dropped from the Track in an affili-
ated school for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for 
other reasons, shall be liable to the United States for all 
tuition and stipend support provided to the student. 
‘‘SEC. 274. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part, section 338A–1, and section 749, such sums as 
may be necessary.’’. 
SEC. 206. MEDICAL EDUCATION DEBT REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR PHYSICIANS OF THE VETERANS HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a program under which eligible physicians 
described in subsection (b) are reimbursed for the edu-
cation debt of such physicians as described in subsection 
(c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE PHYSICIANS.—An eligible physician de-
scribed in this subsection is any physician currently ap-
pointed to a physician position in the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration under section 7402(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, who enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary to continue serving as a physician in such position 
for such period of time as the Secretary shall specify in 
the agreement. 
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(c) COVERED EDUCATION DEBT.—The education 
debt for which an eligible physician may be reimbursed 
under this section is any amount paid by the physician 
for tuition, room and board, or expenses in obtaining the 
degree of doctor or medicine or of doctor of osteopathy, 
including any amounts of principal or interest paid by the 
physician under a loan, the proceeds of which were used 
by or on behalf of the physician for the costs of obtaining 
such degree. 
(d) FREQUENCY OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Any reim-
bursement of an eligible physician under this section shall 
be made in a lump sum or in installments of such fre-
quency as the Secretary shall specify the agreement of the 
physician as required under subsection (b). 
(e) LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE OBLI-
GATED SERVICE.—Any eligible physician who fails to sat-
isfactorily complete the period of service agreed to by the 
physician under subsection (b) shall be liable to the United 
States in an amount determined in accordance with the 
provisions of section 7617(c)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(f) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT WITH OTHER 
PAY AND BENEFIT AUTHORITIES.—Any amount of reim-
bursement payable to an eligible physician under this sec-
tion is in addition to any other pay, allowances, or benefits 
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that may be provided the physician under law, including 
any educational assistance under the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Health Professional Educational Assistance 
Program under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 207. PROMOTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PSY-
CHOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND BE-
HAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNDER-
SERVED POPULATIONS. 
Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Subpart 3—Mental and Behavioral Health Care 
Workforce 
‘‘SEC. 775. PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING IN PSYCHOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to accred-
ited doctoral, internship, and residency programs in psy-
chology for the development and implementation of pro-
grams to provide interdisciplinary training in integrated 
health care settings to students in doctoral psychology 
programs, including interns and residents in such pro-
grams. Any training funded by such grants, cooperative 
agreements, or contracts shall focus on the needs of under-
served populations. 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an award 
under this section an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) provide training at or through an accred-
ited doctoral program in psychology, including an in-
ternship or residency program; and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION
OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall evaluate any program implemented through an 
award under this section in order to determine the effect 
of such program on increasing the number of psychologists 
who provide mental and behavioral health services to un-
derserved populations. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘underserved population’ means 
individuals, especially older adults, children, chron-
ically ill individuals, victims of abuse or trauma, and 
victims of combat- or war-related stress disorders, 
including post-traumatic stress disorder and trau-
matic brain injury, and their families, living in an 
urban or rural area that has a shortage of mental 
or behavioral health services; and 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘interdisciplinary training’ means 
training for graduate psychology students with 1 or 
more of the other health professions, including medi-
cine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $12,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $18,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2014.’’. 
TITLE 
III—HEALTH 
PROFES-
SIONAL TRAINING PIPELINE 
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
SEC. 301. GRANTS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS 
IN HEALTH CARE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to sup-
port the development and implementation of programs de-
signed to prepare middle school and high school students 
for study and careers in the healthcare field, including 
success in postsecondary mathematics and science pro-
grams. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.— 
The term ‘‘children from low-income families’’ 
means children described in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of 
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the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means— 
(A) a nonprofit healthcare career pathway 
partnership organization; or 
(B) a high-need local educational agency in 
partnership with— 
(i) not less than 1 institution of high-
er education with an established health 
profession education program; and 
(ii) not less than 1 community-based, 
private sector healthcare provider organiza-
tion. 
(3) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 
means a local educational agency or educational 
service agency— 
(A) that serves not fewer than 10,000 chil-
dren from low-income families; 
(B) for which not less than 20 percent of 
the children served by the agency are children 
from low-income families; 
(C) that meets the eligibility requirements 
for funding under the Small, Rural School 
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Achievement Program under section 6211(b) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)); or 
(D) that meets the eligibility requirements 
for funding under the Rural and Low-Income 
School Program under section 6221(b)(1) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)(1)). 
(4) NONPROFIT
HEALTHCARE
CAREER
PATH-
WAY
PARTNERSHIP
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘nonprofit healthcare career pathway partnership 
organization’’ means a nonprofit organization fo-
cused on developing career and educational pathways 
to healthcare professions, that shall include rep-
resentatives of— 
(A) the local educational agencies; 
(B) not less than 1 institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))) with an established health profession 
education program; and 
(C) not less than 1 community-based, pri-
vate sector healthcare provider organization or 
other healthcare industry organization. 
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
recipients to enable the recipients to develop and im-
plement programs of study to prepare middle school 
and high school students for postsecondary edu-
cation leading to careers in the healthcare field. 
(2) MINIMUM FUNDING LEVEL.—Grants shall 
be awarded at a minimum level of $500,000 per re-
cipient, per year. 
(3) RENEWABILITY.—Grants may be renewed, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, for not more than 
5 years. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible recipient desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 
include an assurance that the recipient will meet the pro-
gram requirements described in subsection (f)(2). 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
(1) applicants that include a local educational 
agency that is located in an area that is designated 
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under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)(A)) as a health 
professional shortage area; 
(2) applicants that include an institution of 
higher education that emphasizes an interdiscipli-
nary approach to health profession education; and 
(3) applicants whose program involves the de-
velopment of a uniquely innovative public-private 
partnership. 
(f) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES/USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible recipient that 
receives a grant under this section shall use the 
grant funds to develop and implement programs of 
study to prepare middle school and high school stu-
dents for careers in the healthcare field that— 
(A) are aligned with State challenging aca-
demic content standards and State challenging 
student academic achievement standards; and 
(B) lead to high school graduation with the 
skills and preparation— 
(i) to enter postsecondary education 
programs of study in mathematics and 
science without remediation; and 
(ii) necessary to enter healthcare jobs 
directly. 
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(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A program of 
study described in paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) involve a review and identification of 
the content knowledge and skills students who 
enter institutions of higher education and the 
workforce need to have in order to succeed in 
the healthcare field; 
(B) promote the alignment of mathematics 
and science curricula and assessments in middle 
school and high school and facilitate learning of 
the required knowledge and skills identified in 
subparagraph (A); 
(C) include an outreach component to edu-
cate middle school and high school students and 
their parents about the full range of employ-
ment opportunities in the healthcare field, spe-
cifically in the local community; 
(D) include specific opportunities for youth 
to interact with healthcare professionals or in-
dustry representatives in the classroom, school, 
or community locations and how these experi-
ences will be integrated with coursework; 
(E) include high-quality volunteer or in-
ternship 
experiences, 
integrated 
with 
coursework; 
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(F) provide high-quality mentoring, coun-
seling, and career counseling support services to 
program participants; 
(G) consider the inclusion of a distance- 
learning component or similar education tech-
nology that would expand opportunities for geo-
graphically isolated individuals; 
(H) encourage the participation of individ-
uals who are members of groups that are 
underrepresented in postsecondary education 
programs in mathematics and science; 
(I) encourage participants to seek work in 
communities experiencing acute health profes-
sional shortages; and 
(J) collect data, and analyze the data 
using measurable objectives and benchmarks, to 
evaluate the extent to which the program suc-
ceeded in— 
(i) increasing student and parent 
awareness of occupational opportunities in 
the healthcare field; 
(ii) 
improving 
student 
academic 
achievement in mathematics and science; 
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(iii) increasing the number of students 
entering health care professions upon grad-
uation; and 
(iv) increasing the number of students 
pursuing secondary education or training 
opportunities with the potential to lead to 
a career in the healthcare field. 
(3) PLANNING GRANT SET ASIDE.—Each eligi-
ble recipient that receives a grant under this section 
shall set aside 10 percent of the grant funds for 
planning and program development purposes. 
(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each eligible recipi-
ent that receives a grant under this section shall provide, 
from the private sector, an amount equal to 40 percent 
of the amount of the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry 
out the activities supported by the grant. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
EVALUATION.—Each eligible re-
cipient that receives a grant under this section shall 
collect and report to the Secretary annually such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
including— 
(A) the number of schools involved and 
student participants in the program; 
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(B) the race, gender, socio-economic sta-
tus, and disability status of program partici-
pants; 
(C) the number of program participants 
who successfully graduated from high school; 
(D) the number of program participants 
who reported enrollment in some form of post-
secondary education with the potential to lead 
to a career in the healthcare field; 
(E) the number of program participants 
who entered a paid position, either part-time or 
full-time, in the healthcare field following par-
ticipation in the program; and 
(F) the data and analysis required under 
subsection (f)(2)(J). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress an interim report on the results 
of the evaluations conducted under paragraph (1). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013 to carry out this section. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—For the costs of 
administering this section, including the costs of 
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evaluating the results of grants and submitting re-
ports to the Congress, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
Æ 
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