SEC. 2. RECRUITING AND PREPARING HEALTH CARE PRO-
FESSIONALS. 
Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hhb et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 2814 as section 
2815; and 
(2) by inserting after section 2813 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 2814. RECRUITING AND PREPARING HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re-
cruit and prepare more than 500,000 students in sec-
ondary schools, institutions of higher education, and con-
tinuing education programs for careers as health care pro-
fessionals by the year 2012, including volunteer opportuni-
ties in the Medical Reserve Corps under section 2813. 
‘‘(b) 
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
PIPELINE 
GRANT.—The Secretary shall make a grant to a qualified 
youth serving organization for establishing and expanding 
emergency preparedness pipelines consisting of— 
‘‘(1) health science curricula in secondary 
schools, institutions of higher education, and con-
tinuing education programs that prepare students 
for careers as health care professionals; and 
‘‘(2) 
school-based 
emergency 
preparedness 
chapters described in subsection (c). 
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‘‘(c) SCHOOL-BASED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
CHAPTERS.—A school-based emergency preparedness 
chapter described in this subsection must meet each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The chapter is administered by a qualified 
youth-serving organization. 
‘‘(2) The chapter recruits and prepares stu-
dents for Federal, State, community, and school 
public health emergencies under the administration 
of a qualified youth serving organization. 
‘‘(3) The emergency preparedness training of 
the chapter— 
‘‘(A) is implemented uniformly; 
‘‘(B) is coordinated with and integrated 
into the health science curriculum of the school 
involved; and 
‘‘(C) is provided through certified health 
science instructors serving as chapter advisors. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Each year, the Secretary shall 
make a grant to a qualified youth-serving organiza-
tion to conduct a national leadership conference. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—A national leadership 
conference funded through a grant under this sub-
section shall include representatives of— 
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‘‘(A) health science programs in secondary 
schools, institutions of higher education, and 
continuing education programs; 
‘‘(B) school-based emergency preparedness 
chapters; and 
‘‘(C) the Medical Reserve Corps under sec-
tion 2813. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—The activities of a national 
leadership conference funded through a grant under 
this subsection shall include general sessions, work-
shops, competitive events (including at least 5 
knowledge- and skill-based demonstrations), and a 
recognition program. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given to that term in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified youth-serving organi-
zation’ means a nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(A) prepares youth exclusively for career 
entry and advancement opportunities in the 
health professions, including the Public Health 
Service; 
‘‘(B) offers a national recognition and 
competitive events program in which students 
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in school-based emergency preparedness chap-
ters and chapter members can demonstrate 
their knowledge and skills in responding to pub-
lic health emergencies; 
‘‘(C) operates at least 2,500 such chapters; 
and 
‘‘(D) operates in at least 40 States. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘school-based emergency pre-
paredness chapter’ means a school-based emergency 
chapter funded through a grant under subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘secondary school’ has the mean-
ing given to such term in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’. 
Æ 
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