(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘al-
lied health professionals, community health 
workers, and informal caregivers’’ after ‘‘health 
professionals’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and 
senior centers’’ and inserting ‘‘or senior cen-
ters’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) TERM OF GRANT.—The term of any award 
made under this subsection shall not exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(4) DATA COLLECTIONS AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION TO CENTER.—Each enti-
ty that receives an award under this subsection 
shall submit to the National Health Workforce 
Analysis Center established under section 761, 
standardized and specific workforce data, as de-
termined by the Secretary and in a form and 
manner specified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.— 
Such National Health Workforce Analysis Cen-
ter shall, on an annual basis, submit to Con-
gress and the Secretary a report the describes 
the information received by such Center under 
subparagraph (A) during the previous year.’’. 
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(b) GERIATRIC TRAINING REGARDING PHYSICIANS, 
DENTISTS, AND
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS.—Section 
753(b) (42 U.S.C. 294c(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS’’ and inserting ‘‘PHY-
SICIANS, DENTISTS, AND
THE HEALTH PROFES-
SIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants to, and enter into contracts with, schools of 
medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, academic 
dental institutions, teaching hospitals, physician as-
sistant education programs, graduate medical or 
dental education programs, and graduate programs 
in behavioral or mental health, for the purpose of 
providing support (including internships, residencies, 
traineeships, and fellowships) for geriatric training 
projects to train physicians, physician assistants, 
dentists, and behavioral and mental health profes-
sionals who plan to teach geriatric medicine, geri-
atric behavioral or mental health, or geriatric den-
tistry.’’. 
(c) GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARDS.—Sec-
tion 753(c) (42 U.S.C. 294c(c)) is amended by striking 
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paragraph (1) through paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a program to provide Geriatric 
Academic Career Awards to eligible entities to pro-
mote the career development of individuals as aca-
demic geriatricians or gerontologists. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an enti-
ty described in section 799(b). 
‘‘(B) AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity shall pro-
vide funding to an individual through a grant 
received under this section only if such indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(i) is board certified or board eligible 
in internal medicine, family medicine, or 
psychiatry, or is a certified and licensed 
nurse, 
pharmacist, 
psychologist, 
social 
worker, or physician assistant, employed by 
an approved school; 
‘‘(ii) has completed an approved in-
ternship or fellowship program in geri-
atrics; and 
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‘‘(iii) has a junior or midlevel faculty 
appointment at an accredited (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) school of medicine 
or osteopathic medicine, physician assist-
ant education program, or graduate pro-
gram in behavioral or mental health. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—No Award under para-
graph (1) may be made to an eligible entity unless 
the entity— 
‘‘(A) has submitted to the Secretary an ap-
plication, at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, and the Secretary has approved 
such application; and 
‘‘(B) provides, in such form and manner as 
the Secretary may require, assurances that the 
entity will provide funding only to individuals 
associated with such entity that will meet the 
service requirement described in paragraph 
(5).’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
753 is (42 U.S.C. 294c) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.’’. 
(e) OTHER PROVISIONS.— 
(1) RURAL
INTERDISCIPLINARY
TRAINING.— 
Title VII (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) is amended by 
striking section 754. 
(2) 
ALLIED
HEALTH
AND
OTHER
DIS-
CIPLINES.—Section 755 (42 U.S.C. 294e) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘may 
make’’ and inserting ‘‘shall make’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (I) by striking 
‘‘necessary; and’’ and inserting a period; 
and 
(iii) striking subparagraph (J); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.’’. 
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SEC. 10. TRAINING IN GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title VII (42 U.S.C. 
294 et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) striking section 757; 
(2) redesignating section 756 as section 757; 
and 
(3) inserting after section 755 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 756. TRAINING IN GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDU-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, cooperative agreements and contracts to accredited 
graduate programs of psychology including public or non-
profit private hospitals for the development and implemen-
tation of interdisciplinary training of psychology graduate 
students for providing behavioral and mental health serv-
ices. Such training shall focus on the needs of vulnerable 
groups such as older adults and children, individuals with 
mental health or substance-related disorders, victims of 
abuse or trauma and of combat stress disorders such as 
posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain inju-
ries, homeless individuals, chronically ill persons, and their 
families. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM SITES.—Training under subsection 
(a) may be provided through accredited graduate pro-
grams of psychology including public or nonprofit private 
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hospitals and such other sites as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION
OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall directly or through grants or contracts provide for 
the evaluation of programs implemented under subsection 
(a) in order to determine the effect of such programs on 
increasing the number of psychologists who provide behav-
ioral and mental health services to identified underserved 
areas or health disparity populations. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
757(b)(2), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended 
by striking ‘‘sections 751(a)(1)(A), 751(a)(1)(B), 753(b), 
754(3)(A), and 755(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 751(b), 
753(b), and 755(b)’’. 
SEC. 11. HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE INFORMA-
TION AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 761 (42 U.S.C. 294n) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); 
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE 
ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish the National Center for Health Workforce 
Analysis within the Department of Health and 
Human Services. The Secretary shall appoint a Di-
rector in consultation with the Advisory Committee 
on Health Workforce Information, Evaluation, and 
Assessment established under section 764 (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The National Center for 
Health Workforce Analysis shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out the duties of the Secretary 
under section 792(a); and 
‘‘(B) collect, analyze, and report data re-
garding workforce issues, as determined appro-
priate by the Committee in coordination with 
the Regional Centers designated under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The National Center for 
Health Workforce Analysis shall— 
‘‘(A) describe and evaluate the effective-
ness of the programs under this part, and 
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under other sections of this title determined rel-
evant by the Committee, including evaluating 
and reporting on workforce diversity, distribu-
tion in underserved areas and for health dis-
parity populations, primary care capacity and 
other needs, including the establishment of 
benchmarks for such programs; 
‘‘(B) use grantee data and data collected 
from regional workforce analysis centers des-
ignated under subsection (c) in conjunction 
with National DataNet to regularly evaluate 
program performance through— 
‘‘(i) comparing benchmarks; 
‘‘(ii) assessing the effectiveness of 
programs in meeting the specified goals of 
this title; and 
‘‘(iii) tracking recognized subspecial-
ties of the physician and dentistry work-
force and nonphysician providers including 
physician 
assistants, 
advance 
practice 
nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, public 
health workers, and other professionals as 
appropriate by measuring and reporting on 
changes in workforce production and dis-
tribution, and population health; 
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‘‘(C) produce and report to the relevant 
committees of Congress an estimate of the sup-
ply and need for physicians, nurses, dentists, 
psychologists, pharmacists, and other health 
professionals, as directed by the Committee, 
that— 
‘‘(i) uses the best available methods 
for estimating supply and needs; 
‘‘(ii) provides that any models or sta-
tistical software be subject to review and 
made available to the public; and 
‘‘(iii) is routinely (such as biennially) 
compiled and reported for physicians alter-
nating with other professions; 
‘‘(D) maintain uniform data sets in coordi-
nation with, and responsive to, the regional cen-
ters designated under subsection (c) that— 
‘‘(i) can be used to estimate State and 
county supply and needs of physicians, 
nurses, dentists, and other health profes-
sionals; 
‘‘(ii) can be used to develop in the 
identification of health professional short-
age areas and medically underserved areas; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) shall be updated and made avail-
able to the public via the Internet or other 
electronic means; and 
‘‘(E) collaborate with agencies in the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, the 
Department of Labor, and the Department of 
Education in data collection and maintenance 
of uniform data sets as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary and the Committee. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—On biennial basis, the Director 
shall submit to the relevant Congressional commit-
tees a report on the activities, information gathered, 
and findings of the Center during the previous 2- 
year period. 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL CENTERS FOR WORKFORCE ANAL-
YSIS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
designate 6 to 10 entities described in paragraph (2) 
as regional workforce analysis centers. 
‘‘(2) ENTITIES.—An entity described in this 
paragraph shall be a public health or health profes-
sions school, an academic health center, or other ap-
propriate public or private nonprofit entity or part-
nerships of such entities determined by the Sec-
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retary to be capable of carrying out the functions de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—An entity designated under 
this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) function cooperatively with the na-
tional and other regional centers to— 
‘‘(i) collect data on programs carried 
out under this part, and under other sec-
tions of this title determined relevant by 
the Committee, in a consistent manner; 
‘‘(ii) develop and maintain standard-
ized approaches toward reporting con-
formity across regional centers; 
‘‘(iii) collaborate with the National 
Center for Health Workforce Analysis, the 
Committee, and other regional centers, on 
the development and distribution of re-
gional and national studies and reports to 
a wide audience, including policymakers; 
‘‘(iv) coordinate with identified local 
and regional sources of health profes-
sionals workforce data, such as State 
workforce commissions, for reporting to 
national level; and 
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‘‘(v) develop program evaluations and 
assessments, as described in subsection 
(b); 
‘‘(B) serve as a regional resource for moni-
toring the impact of policies and programs on 
the healthcare workforce, including— 
‘‘(i) developing and maintaining a 
nongovernment analytic and research in-
frastructure related to the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(ii) working with States and State 
agencies, including State primary care of-
fices and State workforce commissions, to 
identify areas that qualify as shortage des-
ignations and supporting the development 
of such shortage designation requests; and 
‘‘(C) provide technical assistance to local 
and regional entities on data collection and 
analysis related to healthcare workforce issues, 
including— 
‘‘(i) supporting studies that lead to 
understanding the impact of a diverse 
workforce on health outcomes, both de-
scriptive and analytic; 
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‘‘(ii) supporting studies that lead to 
understanding the impact of the primary 
care workforce on health outcomes, both 
descriptive and analytic; and 
‘‘(iii) supporting studies that lead to 
understanding the impact of geographic 
distribution on health outcomes, both de-
scriptive and analytic; and 
‘‘(D) initiate and conduct research on 
high-priority health workforce questions, in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS TO CONDUCT RE-
SEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants or contracts to regional centers 
for workforce analysis for the conduct of re-
search on high-priority workforce questions de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(D), including— 
‘‘(i) national studies on emerging 
issues; 
‘‘(ii) State health workforce profiles; 
and 
‘‘(iii) future health workforce issues 
and trends. 
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‘‘(B) DURATION OF AWARD.—The period 
during which payments are made to an entity 
from an award of a grant or contract under this 
paragraph shall not exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(C) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 
Amounts awarded under this paragraph shall 
include amounts necessary for the dissemina-
tion of reports produced pursuant to the award. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO ASSESS AND MONITOR THE SUPPLY 
AND NEED OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible en-
tities for the purpose of monitoring the supply, need 
for, and diversity and distribution of, physicians, 
psychologists, dentists, physician assistants, and 
other health professionals as determined by, and 
based on health workforce needs assessments pro-
vided by the National Center for Health Workforce 
Analysis under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity 
described in section 799(b) and regional centers for 
health workforce analysis under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
or contract under paragraph (1), an entity shall sub-
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mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(4) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An entity shall use 
amounts awarded under a grant or contract under 
this subsection to collaborate with the National and 
regional centers under subsections (b) and (c) to 
conduct research on workforce issues, as determined 
by the Director of the National Center for Health 
Workforce Analysis in consultation with the Com-
mittee. Such research shall include— 
‘‘(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting 
data pertinent to State and regional workforce 
issues that may contribute to the national un-
derstanding of workforce supply and need; 
‘‘(B) setting up and monitoring data sets 
appropriate to specific workforce supply and 
need; and 
‘‘(C) other projects as deemed appropriate 
by such Director and Committee.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) NATIONAL CENTER FOR WORKFORCE 
ANALYSIS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection (b) (to fund the 
National 
Center 
for 
Workforce 
Analysis), 
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2013, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(B) REGIONAL CENTERS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 to carry 
out subsection (c) (to fund each of the regional 
centers), an amount not to exceed $750,000 for 
each of the centers for each of the fiscal years 
2009 through 2013, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(C) AWARDS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out subsection (c)(4), $2,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013. Any 
amount appropriated pursuant to the preceding 
sentence shall be in addition to any amount ap-
propriated pursuant to subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) AWARDS TO ASSESS AND MONITOR 
THE SUPPLY AND NEED OF HEALTH PROFES-
SIONALS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection (d), $1,000,000 
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for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(E) CARRYOVER FUNDS.—An entity that 
receives an award under this section may carry 
over funds from 1 fiscal year to another without 
obtaining approval from the Secretary. In no 
case may any funds be carried over pursuant to 
the preceding sentence for more than 3 years.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, all of the 
functions and authorities carried out by the National Cen-
ter for Health Workforce Analysis of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to 
the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis estab-
lished under section 761(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act (as amended by subsection (a)). 
SEC. 12. HEALTH WORKFORCE INFORMATION, EVALUA-
TION, AND ASSESSMENT. 
(a) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE INFORMA-
TION AND ANALYSIS.—Subpart 1 of part E of title VII 
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(42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 764. HEALTH WORKFORCE INFORMATION, EVALUA-
TION, AND ASSESSMENT. 
‘‘(a) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 
establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advi-
sory Committee on Health Workforce Information, Eval-
uation, and Assessment (referred to in this section as the 
‘Advisory Committee’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the appropriate number of individuals to serve 
on the Advisory Committee, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the Director of Health Resources and 
Services Administration (or his or her des-
ignee); 
‘‘(B) the Director of the National Health 
Service Corps (or his or her designee); 
‘‘(C) a director of an area health education 
center program or area health education center 
under section 751; 
‘‘(D) the chairperson of the Accreditation 
Council on Graduate Medical Education; 
‘‘(E) the Director of the National Center 
for Healthcare Workforce Analysis; 
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‘‘(F) the Chair of the National Advisory 
Council on Nurse Education and Practice; 
‘‘(G) at least 1 representative of— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Labor; 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Education; 
‘‘(iii) the Advisory Committee on 
Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry; 
‘‘(iv) a regional workforce analysis 
center designated under section 761(c); 
and 
‘‘(v) a State-level primary care organi-
zation; and 
‘‘(H) one representative from each of the 
practicing clinical professions described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) PRACTICING
CLINICAL
PROFESSIONS.— 
The practicing clinical professions described in this 
paragraph include— 
‘‘(A) one of each of the physician special-
ties representing primary care including family 
medicine, pediatrics, general internal medicine, 
and general geriatrics; 
‘‘(B) physician assistants; 
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‘‘(C) general or pediatric dental profes-
sionals; 
‘‘(D) psychology professionals; 
‘‘(E) nursing professionals; 
‘‘(F) pharmacy professionals; 
‘‘(G) public health professionals; and 
‘‘(H) preventive medicine physicians. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing for the 
membership of the Advisory Committee, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the members adequately represent 
urban and federally designated rural and non-
metropolitan areas from throughout the Nation 
and that there is at least 1 clinical professional 
representing a rural and an urban Federally 
qualified health center; 
‘‘(B) the members adequately represent 
underrepresented populations in the health pro-
fessions; and 
‘‘(C) the members are selected based on 
competence, interest, and knowledge of the mis-
sion and professions involved. 
‘‘(4) INITIAL
APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 
shall make the initial appointment under this section 
of members to the Advisory Committee in consulta-
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tion with the Comptroller General of the United 
States. 
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the 
Advisory Committee shall be selected by a vote of 
the members of the Committee. 
‘‘(6) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Advi-
sory Committee shall be appointed for a period 
of 3 years. 
‘‘(B) STAGGERED TERMS.—Of the mem-
bers first appointed to the Advisory Committee 
under paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(i) 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a period 
of 1 year; 
‘‘(ii) 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a pe-
riod of 2 years; and 
‘‘(iii) 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a pe-
riod of 3 years. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall carry 
out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Make recommendations regarding the clas-
sifications of the health care workforce in collabora-
tion with the Department of Labor to ensure the 
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consistency of data collection, and update these rec-
ommendations at least every 5 years. 
‘‘(2) Make recommendations regarding stand-
ardized methodology and procedures to enumerate 
the health care workforce, and update these rec-
ommendations at least every 5 years. 
‘‘(3) Direct that adequate data be collected to 
evaluate the impact on the distribution and deploy-
ment of the health care workforce in settings such 
as Federally qualified health centers, the National 
Health Service Corps, and to underserved areas or 
populations. 
‘‘(4)(A) 
Make 
recommendations 
regarding 
standardized measures and procedures for reporting, 
including reporting with respect to— 
‘‘(i) student entry and retention in the 
health professions, with focus on primary care 
fields and general dentistry; 
‘‘(ii) increasing the diversity of the health 
professional population; 
‘‘(iii) improving the distribution of health 
professionals in the United States; 
‘‘(iv) strengthening the public health and 
health care delivery infrastructure; 
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‘‘(v) providing access to care relative to 
workforce distribution; 
‘‘(vi) improving the quality of health care 
through education, training, and collaboration 
with appropriate entities to identify and define 
excellence in health services delivery which is ef-
ficient, effective, evidence-based, and timely and 
may include— 
‘‘(I) community-based quality im-
provement and best practices networks; 
‘‘(II) community-based participatory 
research networks; 
‘‘(III) continuing professional edu-
cation programs; and 
‘‘(IV) distance learning technologies 
and methodologies; 
‘‘(vii) practice improvement through the 
implementation of new systems of care, such as 
health information technology, chronic care 
models, interdisciplinary and collaborative care, 
cultural competency, and health literacy and 
other models; and 
‘‘(viii) assessing the link between the pipe-
line programs and staffing of health profes-
sional shortage areas, medically underserved 
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