‘‘(7) the number of individuals who received a 
scholarship but failed to comply with its require-
ments; 
‘‘(8) the action taken by the State to recoup 
scholarship funds in the case of any non-compliance; 
and 
‘‘(9) recommendations to improve the program 
under this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 
Not less than 50 percent of the amount appropriated for 
a fiscal year under this subsection shall be used to provide 
scholarships to providers who intend on pursuing careers 
in primary care.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASING MENTORING AND TRANSFORMING 
COMPETENCIES IN PRIMARY CARE. 
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by inserting after section 747A (42 U.S.C. 293k–1), the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 747B. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PRIMARY CARE MEN-
TORS AND IMPROVING MENTORSHIP OPPOR-
TUNITIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO CULTIVATE PRIMARY CARE MEN-
TORS AND IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE MENTORSHIP OPPOR-
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TUNITIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS.—The Secretary may 
award grants to eligible medical schools to assist such 
schools in developing and strengthening primary care 
mentorship programs and cultivating leaders in primary 
care among students. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be an accredited medical school or college 
of osteopathic medicine; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including an 
assurance that the applicant will use amounts re-
ceived under the grant to— 
‘‘(A) 
establish 
or 
enhance 
existing 
mentorship programs, including— 
‘‘(i) incentivizing medical school fac-
ulty (through financial or other reward 
systems) to participate as a mentor of 
other primary care physician faculty mem-
bers and students; 
‘‘(ii) providing resources for aspiring 
mentors to participate in workshops or 
other learning experiences in which pri-
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mary care physicians can learn about effec-
tive strategies in primary care mentoring; 
‘‘(iii) enabling successful primary care 
mentors on medical school faculty to spend 
time at another institution where they can 
promote best practices in mentoring pri-
mary care leaders and students; and 
‘‘(iv) developing web-based resources 
for mentors to interact regularly and share 
successful strategies; or 
‘‘(B) cultivate interest and leaders in pri-
mary care among students, including— 
‘‘(i) offering students that identify in-
terest in primary care upon matriculation, 
longitudinal experiences in primary care to 
care for and track the health and wellness 
of patients throughout medical school; 
‘‘(ii) arranging partnerships with pri-
vate practices, insurers, schools of public 
health, public health departments, and 
community-based service projects with the 
goal of providing students with the oppor-
tunity to interact with primary care men-
tors from a variety of health care settings; 
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‘‘(iii) providing stipends or other 
forms of financial resources to students 
who work with designated mentors in the 
field of primary care in underserved urban 
and rural communities; and 
‘‘(iv) supporting opportunities for stu-
dents to engage in practice redesign or 
other efforts in which primary care physi-
cians are taking a leadership role in deliv-
ery system reform. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 747C. DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING NEW COM-
PETENCIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO DEVELOP
AND PROMOTE NEW 
COMPETENCIES.—In order to foster curricular innova-
tions to improve the education and training of health care 
providers, the Secretary shall award grants to medical and 
other health professions schools to promote priority com-
petencies (as described in subsection (b)). 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY COMPETENCIES.—In awarding grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the 
Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care and 
Dentistry, shall select an annual competency to direct the 
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awarding of such grants. Such annual competencies may 
include— 
‘‘(1) patient-centered medical homes; 
‘‘(2) chronic disease management; 
‘‘(3) integration of primary care and mental 
health care; 
‘‘(4) integration of primary care, public and 
population health, and health promotion; 
‘‘(5) cultural competency; 
‘‘(6) domestic violence; 
‘‘(7) improving care in medically undeserved 
areas; and 
‘‘(8) team-based care. 
‘‘(c) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary may award 
grants under subsection (a) to programs that provide edu-
cation or training for— 
‘‘(1) physicians; 
‘‘(2) dentists and dental hygienists; 
‘‘(3) physician assistants; 
‘‘(4) mental and behavioral health providers; 
‘‘(5) public and populations health profes-
sionals; or 
‘‘(6) pharmacists. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION IN EVALUATING GRANT APPLI-
CATIONS.—The Secretary shall give consideration to appli-
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