ference of prominent researchers and clinicians in the field 
of pain and palliative care research and treatment. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this section, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL CENTERS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not 
less than $1,500,000 shall be made available to each 
of the regional centers established under subsection 
(f).’’. 
SEC. 4. PAIN CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
(a) PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE RESEARCH AND 
QUALITY.—Part A of title IX of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 904. PROGRAM FOR PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE RE-
SEARCH AND QUALITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
program to— 
‘‘(1) develop and advance the quality, appro-
priateness, and effectiveness of pain and palliative 
care; and
‘‘(2) collect and disseminate protocols and evi-
dence-based practices regarding pain and palliative 
care, including pain care for terminally ill patients, 
and make such information available to Federal, 
State, and local regulatory and enforcement agen-
cies, public and private health care programs, payors 
and providers, health professions schools, hospices, 
and the general public. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘palliative care’ means the com-
prehensive active, total care of patients whose dis-
ease or medical condition is not responsive to cura-
tive treatment or whose prognosis is limited due to 
progressive, far-advanced disease. Palliative care in-
cludes treatment to reduce or alleviate pain and 
other distressing signs and symptoms. The purpose 
of such care is to eliminate, alleviate, or manage the 
patient’s pain and suffering and thereby enhance the 
quality of life. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘pain care’ means the evaluation, 
diagnosis, treatment, and management of primary 
and secondary pain, whether acute, chronic, per-
sistent, intractable, or associated with the end of 
life.’’.
(b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PAIN AND PALLIA-
TIVE CARE.—Part D of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 754 through 757 
as sections 755 through 758, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 753 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 754. PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN 
PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality, may make awards of grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contracts to health professions schools, 
hospices, and other public and private entities for the de-
velopment and implementation of programs to provide 
education and training to health care professionals in pain 
and palliative care. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITIES.—In making awards under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to awards for 
the implementation of programs under such subsection. 
‘‘(c) CERTAIN TOPICS.—An award may be made 
under subsection (a) only if the applicant for the award 
agrees that the program carried out with the award will 
include information and education on— 
‘‘(1) professionally recognized means for diag-
nosing and treating pain and related signs and