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public facilities so designated, and at least annually review 
and, as necessary, revise such designations. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a complete de-
scriptive list shall be published in the Federal Register not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of the 
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 and annu-
ally thereafter. 
‘‘(3) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), 
(g), (h), (i), and (j) (other than (j)(1)(B)) of this section 
shall apply to the designation of a maternity care health 
professional shortage area in a similar manner and extent 
as such provisions apply to the designation of health pro-
fessional shortage areas, except in applying subsection 
(b)(3), the reference in such subsection to ‘physicians’ 
shall be deemed to be a reference to nationally certified 
and State licensed obstetricians, family practice physicians 
who practice full-scope maternity care, certified nurse 
midwives, certified midwives, certified professional mid-
wives, and physician’s assistants who practice full scope 
maternity care. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘ma-
ternity care health professional shortage area’ means— 
‘‘(A) an area in an urban or rural area (which 
need not conform to the geographic boundaries of a 
political subdivision and which is a rational area for 
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the delivery of health services) which the Secretary 
determines has a shortage of providers of maternity 
care health services including those referenced in 
paragraph (3) or an urban or rural area that the 
Secretary determines has lost a significant number 
of such providers during the 10-year period begin-
ning with 2004 or has no obstetrical providers li-
censed to provide operative obstetrical services; 
‘‘(B) an area in an urban or rural area (which 
need not conform to the geographic boundaries of a 
political subdivision and which is a rational area for 
the delivery of health services) which the Secretary 
determines has a shortage of hospital or labor and 
delivery units, hospital birth center units, or free-
standing birth centers or an area that lost a signifi-
cant number of these units during the 10-year pe-
riod beginning with 2004; or 
‘‘(C) a population group which the Secretary 
determines has such a shortage of providers or fa-
cilities.’’. 
SEC. 519. EXPANSION OF CDC PREVENTION RESEARCH 
CENTERS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CENTERS 
ON OPTIMAL MATERNITY OUTCOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
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and Human Services, shall support the establishment of 
additional Prevention Research Centers under the Preven-
tion Research Center Program administered by the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention. Such additional 
centers shall each be known as a Center for Excellence 
on Optimal Maternity Outcomes. 
(b) RESEARCH.—Each Center for Excellence on Opti-
mal Maternity Outcomes shall— 
(1) conduct at least one focused program of re-
search to improve maternity outcomes, including the 
reduction of cesarean birth rates, elective inductions, 
prematurity rates, and low birth weight rates within 
an underserved population that has a disproportion-
ately large burden of suboptimal maternity out-
comes, including maternal mortality and morbidity, 
infant mortality, prematurity, or low birth weight; 
(2) work with partners on special interest 
projects, as specified by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and other relevant agencies 
within the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, and on projects funded by other sources; and 
(3) involve a minimum of two distinct birth set-
ting models, such as a hospital labor and delivery 
model and freestanding birth center model; or a hos-
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pital labor and delivery model and planned home 
birth model. 
(c) INTERDISCIPLINARY PROVIDERS.—Each Center 
for Excellence on Optimal Maternity Outcomes shall in-
clude the following interdisciplinary providers of maternity 
care: 
(1) Obstetrician-gynecologists. 
(2) At least two of the following providers: 
(A) Family practice physicians. 
(B) Nurse practitioners. 
(C) Physician assistants. 
(D) Certified professional midwives. 
(d) SERVICES.—Research conducted by each Center 
for Excellence on Optimal Maternity Outcomes shall in-
clude at least 2 (and preferably more) of the following sup-
portive provider services: 
(1) Mental health. 
(2) Doula labor support. 
(3) Nutrition education. 
(4) Childbirth education. 
(5) Social work. 
(6) Physical therapy or occupation therapy. 
(7) Substance abuse services. 
(8) Home visiting. 
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(e) COORDINATION.—The programs of research at 
each of the two Centers of Excellence on Optimal Mater-
nity Outcomes shall compliment and not replicate the 
work of the other. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2017 through 
2021. 
SEC. 520. EXPANDING MODELS ALLOWED TO BE TESTED BY 
CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IN-
NOVATION TO INCLUDE MATERNITY CARE 
MODELS. 
Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xxv) Promoting evidence-based mod-
els of care that have been associated with 
reductions in maternal and infant health 
disparities, including incorporating the use 
of doula and promotoras support for preg-
nant and childbearing women into evi-
dence-based models of prenatal care, labor 
and delivery, and postpartum care, and 
supporting the appropriate use of out-of- 
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hospital birth models, including births at 
home and in freestanding birth centers.’’. 
SEC. 521. DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPROFESSIONAL MATER-
NITY 
CARE 
EDUCATIONAL 
MODELS 
AND 
TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting in conjunction with the Ad-
ministrator of Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, shall convene, for a 1-year period, an Interprofes-
sional Maternity Provider Education Commission to dis-
cuss and make recommendations for— 
(1) a consensus standard physiologic maternity 
care curriculum that takes into account the core 
competencies for basic midwifery practice such as 
those developed by the American College of Nurse 
Midwives and the North American Registry of Mid-
wives, and the educational objectives for physicians 
practicing in obstetrics and gynecology as deter-
mined by the Council on Resident Education in Ob-
stetrics and Gynecology; 
(2) suggestions for multidisciplinary use of the 
consensus physiologic curriculum; 
(3) strategies to integrate and coordinate edu-
cation across maternity care disciplines, including 
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recommendations to increase medical and midwifery 
student exposure to out-of-hospital birth; and 
(4) pilot demonstrations of interprofessional 
educational models. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Commission shall include 
maternity care educators, curriculum developers, service 
leaders, certification leaders, and accreditation leaders 
from the various professions that provide maternity care 
in this country. Such professions shall include obstetrician 
gynecologists, certified nurse midwives or certified mid-
wives, family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, phy-
sician assistants, certified professional midwives, and 
perinatal nurses. Additionally, the Commission shall in-
clude representation from maternity care consumer advo-
cates. 
(c) CURRICULUM.—The consensus standard physio-
logic maternity care curriculum described in subsection 
(a)(1) shall— 
(1) have a public health focus with a foundation 
in health promotion and disease prevention; 
(2) foster physiologic childbearing and woman 
and family centered care; 
(3) integrate strategies to reduce maternal and 
infant morbidity and mortality; 
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(4) incorporate recommendations to ensure re-
spectful, safe, and seamless consultation, referral, 
transport, and transfer of care when necessary; and 
(5) include cultural sensitivity and strategies to 
decrease disparities in maternity outcomes. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the final 
meeting of the Commission, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
(1) submit to Congress a report containing the 
recommendations made by the Commission under 
this section; and 
(2) make such report publicly available. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
and such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2019 through 2021. 
SEC. 522. INCLUDING WITHIN INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERV-
ICES 
UNDER 
MEDICARE 
SERVICES 
FUR-
NISHED BY CERTAIN STUDENTS, INTERNS, 
AND RESIDENTS SUPERVISED BY CERTIFIED 
NURSE MIDWIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, or in the case of services in a hospital or 
osteopathic hospital by a student midwife or an in-
tern or resident-in-training under a teaching pro-
gram previously described in this paragraph who is 
in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, if such stu-
dent midwife, intern, or resident-in-training is super-
vised by a certified nurse-midwife to the extent per-
mitted under applicable State law and as may be au-
thorized by the hospital;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) a certified nurse-midwife where the hos-
pital has a teaching program approved as specified 
in paragraph (6), if— 
‘‘(A) the hospital elects to receive any pay-
ment due under this title for reasonable costs of 
such services; and 
‘‘(B) all certified nurse-midwives in such 
hospital agree not to bill charges for profes-
sional services rendered in such hospital to indi-
viduals covered under the insurance program 
established by this title.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 523. GRANTS TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO 
INCREASE DIVERSITY IN MATERNITY CARE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, shall carry out a 
grant program under which the Secretary may make to 
eligible health professional organizations— 
(1) for fiscal year 2017, planning grants de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(2) for the subsequent 4-year period, implemen-
tation grants described in subsection (c). 
(b) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Planning grants described in 
this subsection are grants for the following purposes: 
(A) To collect data and identify any work-
force disparities, with respect to a health pro-
fession, at each of the following areas along the 
health professional continuum: 
(i) Pipeline availability with respect to 
students at the high school and college or 
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university levels considering and working 
toward entrance in the profession. 
(ii) Entrance into the training pro-
gram for the profession. 
(iii) Graduation from such training 
program. 
(iv) Entrance into practice. 
(v) Retention in practice for more 
than a 5-year period. 
(B) To develop one or more strategies to 
address the workforce disparities within the 
health profession, as identified under (and in 
response to the findings pursuant to) subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible health pro-
fessional organization shall submit to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services an application in 
such form and manner and containing such informa-
tion as specified by the Secretary. 
(3) AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this 
subsection shall be for an amount not to exceed 
$300,000. 
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(4) REPORT.—Each recipient of a grant under 
this subsection shall submit to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services a report containing— 
(A) information on the extent and distribu-
tion of workforce disparities identified through 
the grant; and 
(B) reasonable objectives and strategies 
developed to address such disparities within a 
5-, 10-, and 25-year period. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Implementation grants de-
scribed in this subsection are grants to implement 
one or more of the strategies developed pursuant to 
a planning grant awarded under subsection (b). 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible health pro-
fessional organization shall submit to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services an application in 
such form and manner as specified by the Secretary. 
Each such application shall contain information on 
the capability of the organization to carry out a 
strategy described in paragraph (1), involvement of 
partners or coalitions, plans for developing sustain-
ability of the efforts after the culmination of the 
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grant cycle, and any other information specified by 
the Secretary. 
(3) AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this 
subsection shall be for an amount not to exceed 
$500,000 each year during the 4-year period of the 
grant. 
(4) REPORTS.—For each of the first 3 years for 
which an eligible health professional organization is 
awarded a grant under this subsection, the organiza-
tion shall submit to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services a report on the activities carried 
out by such organization through the grant during 
such year and objectives for the subsequent year. 
For the fourth year for which an eligible health pro-
fessional organization is awarded a grant under this 
subsection, the organization shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report that includes an analysis of all the 
activities carried out by the organization through the 
grant and a detailed plan for continuation of out- 
reach efforts. 
(d) ELIGIBLE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZA-
TION DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘eligible health professional organization’’ means a profes-
sional 
organization 
representing 
obstetrician-gyne-
cologists, certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, 
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family practice physicians, nurse practitioners whose scope 
of practice includes maternity care, physician assistants 
whose scope of practice includes obstetrical care, or cer-
tified professional midwives. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $3,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021. 
TITLE VI—MENTAL HEALTH 
SEC. 601. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERA-
PIST 
SERVICES, 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
COUN-
SELOR SERVICES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF 
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) COVERAGE OF SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as 
amended by section 450(c)(1), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (FF), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (GG), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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‘‘(HH) marriage and family therapist services 
(as defined in subsection (lll)(1)) and mental health 
counselor services (as defined in subsection (lll)(3)) 
and substance abuse counselor services (as defined 
in subsection (lll)(5));’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1861 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by sections 
205(b)(1)(A), 423(a), and 470(a), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘Marriage and Family Therapist Services; Marriage and 
Family Therapist; Mental Health Counselor Serv-
ices; Mental Health Counselor 
‘‘(lll)(1) The term ‘marriage and family therapist 
services’ means services performed by a marriage and 
family therapist (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the diag-
nosis and treatment of mental illnesses, which the mar-
riage and family therapist is legally authorized to perform 
under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism pro-
vided by State law) of the State in which such services 
are performed, as would otherwise be covered if furnished 
by a physician or as an incident to a physician’s profes-
sional service, but only if no facility or other provider 
charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the fur-
nishing of such services. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘marriage and family therapist’ means 
an individual who— 
‘‘(A) possesses a master’s or doctoral degree 
which qualifies for licensure or certification as a 
marriage and family therapist pursuant to State 
law; 
‘‘(B) after obtaining such degree has performed 
at least 2 years of clinical supervised experience in 
marriage and family therapy; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual performing 
services in a State that provides for licensure or cer-
tification of marriage and family therapists, is li-
censed or certified as a marriage and family thera-
pist in such State. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘mental health counselor services’ 
means services performed by a mental health counselor (as 
defined in paragraph (4)) for the diagnosis and treatment 
of mental illnesses which the mental health counselor is 
legally authorized to perform under State law (or the 
State regulatory mechanism provided by the State law) of 
the State in which such services are performed, as would 
otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as inci-
dent to a physician’s professional service, but only if no 
facility or other provider charges or is paid any amounts 
with respect to the furnishing of such services. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘mental health counselor’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) possesses a master’s or doctor’s degree in 
mental health counseling or a related field; 
‘‘(B) after obtaining such a degree has per-
formed at least 2 years of supervised mental health 
counselor practice; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual performing 
services in a State that provides for licensure or cer-
tification of mental health counselors or professional 
counselors, is licensed or certified as a mental health 
counselor or professional counselor in such State. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘substance abuse counselor services’ 
means services performed by a substance abuse counselor 
(as defined in paragraph (6)) for the diagnosis and treat-
ment of substance abuse and addiction which the sub-
stance abuse counselor is legally authorized to perform 
under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism pro-
vided by the State law) of the State in which such services 
are performed, as would otherwise be covered if furnished 
by a physician or as incident to a physician’s professional 
service, but only if no facility or other provider charges 
or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of 
such services. 
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‘‘(6) The term ‘substance abuse counselor’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) has performed at least 2 years of super-
vised substance abuse counselor practice; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual performing 
services in a State that provides for licensure or cer-
tification of substance abuse counselors or profes-
sional counselors, is licensed or certified as a sub-
stance abuse counselor or professional counselor in 
such State; or 
‘‘(C) the individual is a drug and alcohol coun-
selor as defined in section 40.281 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(3) PROVISION
FOR
PAYMENT
UNDER
PART 
B.—Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(iv); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) marriage and family therapist 
services, mental health counselor services, 
and substance abuse counselor services; 
and’’. 
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(4) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Section 1833(a)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)), as amended by 
section 450(c)(1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and (AA)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(AA)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and (BB) with respect 
to marriage and family therapist services, men-
tal health counselor services, and substance 
abuse 
counselor 
services 
under 
section 
1861(s)(2)(HH), the amounts paid shall be 80 
percent of the lesser of the actual charge for 
the services or 75 percent of the amount deter-
mined for payment of a psychologist under sub-
paragraph (L)’’. 
(5) EXCLUSION
OF
MARRIAGE
AND
FAMILY 
THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH COUN-
SELOR SERVICES FROM SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 
PROSPECTIVE
PAYMENT
SYSTEM.—Section 
1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mar-
riage and family therapist services (as defined in 
section 1861(lll)(1)), mental health counselor serv-
ices (as defined in section 1861(lll)(3)),’’ after 
‘‘qualified psychologist services,’’. 
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(6) INCLUSION
OF
MARRIAGE
AND
FAMILY 
THERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, AND 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS AS PRACTITIONERS 
FOR
ASSIGNMENT
OF
CLAIMS.—Section 
1842(b)(18)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395u(b)(18)(C)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clauses: 
‘‘(vii) A marriage and family therapist (as de-
fined in section 1861(lll)(2)). 
‘‘(viii) A mental health counselor (as defined in 
section 1861(lll)(4)). 
‘‘(ix) A substance abuse counselor (as defined 
in section 1861 (lll)(6)).’’. 
(b) COVERAGE OF CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES PROVIDED IN CERTAIN SETTINGS.— 
(1) RURAL HEALTH CLINICS AND FEDERALLY 
QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CENTERS.—Section 
1861(aa)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
by a clinical social worker (as defined in subsection 
(hh)(1)),’’ and inserting ‘‘, by a clinical social worker 
(as defined in subsection (hh)(1)), by a marriage 
and family therapist (as defined in subsection 
(lll)(2)), or by a mental health counselor (as defined 
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in subsection (lll)(4)), or by a substance abuse coun-
selor (as defined in section 1861 (lll)(6)).’’. 
(2) 
HOSPICE
PROGRAMS.—Section 
1861(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
one marriage and family therapist (as defined in 
subsection (lll)(2))’’ after ‘‘social worker’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY 
THERAPISTS TO DEVELOP DISCHARGE PLANS FOR POST- 
HOSPITAL SERVICES.—Section 1861(ee)(2)(G) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)(G)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘marriage and family therapist (as defined 
in subsection (lll)(2)),’’ after ‘‘social worker,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2017. 
SEC. 602. MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by inserting after section 506B (42 U.S.C. 290aa–5b) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 506C. MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Administrator shall main-
tain a program, to be known as the Minority Fellowship 
Program, under which the Administrator awards grants 
or contracts to national associations or other appropriate 
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entities for the financial support of graduate students, 
postdoctoral fellows, and residents in the professions of 
psychology, psychiatry, social work, psychiatric advance- 
practice nursing, marriage and family therapy, and profes-
sional counseling to students who demonstrate a commit-
ment to clinical or research careers focused on racial and 
ethnic minority populations. 
‘‘(b) TERM OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—Financial sup-
port provided to an individual pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be for a term of not more than 12 months and may 
be renewed thereafter. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2021.’’. 
SEC. 603. INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAM. 
Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 544. INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE TEAMS FOR 
PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE 
IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall 
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award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of pro-
viding technical assistance and training regarding the ef-
fective development and implementation of integrated 
interprofessional health care teams that provide behavioral 
health care. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be a federally 
qualified health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of 
the Social Security Act) serving a high proportion of indi-
viduals from racial and ethnic minority groups (as defined 
in section 1707(g)). 
‘‘(c) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED.—The technical assist-
ance and training funded through this section shall be sci-
entifically based, taking into consideration the results of 
the most recent peer-reviewed research available. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2019.’’. 
SEC. 604. ADDRESSING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY 
MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH 
GAPS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute 
on Minority Health and Health Disparities shall enter into 
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