(b) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS TO SCHOOLS 
OF MEDICINE.—Section 747(c)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k(c)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and victims of domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘victims 
of domestic violence, and individuals who suffer from eat-
ing disorders (as such term is defined in section 399FF)’’. 
SEC. 204. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR ALL HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS. 
Section 399Z of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280h–3), as amended by section 203(a), is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS REGARDING EATING DISORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants to eligible entities to integrate training into 
existing curricula for primary care physicians and 
other licensed or certified health and mental health 
professionals on how to identify, refer, treat, and 
prevent eating disorders and aid individuals who suf-
fer from eating disorders. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—An entity that desires a 
grant under this subsection shall submit to the Sec-
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retary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including a plan for the use of funds 
that may be awarded and an evaluation of the train-
ing that will be provided. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall use the funds 
made available through such grant to— 
‘‘(A) use the training program developed 
by the Task Force for Health Professions under 
subsection (b)(2)(A), evidence-based findings, 
promising emerging best practices, or rec-
ommendations that pertain to the prevention 
and treatment of eating disorders to conduct 
educational training and conferences, including 
Internet-based courses and teleconferences, 
on— 
‘‘(i) how to treat or prevent eating 
disorders; 
‘‘(ii) how to discuss varied strategies 
with patients from at-risk and diverse pop-
ulations to promote positive behavior 
change and healthy lifestyles to prevent 
eating disorders; 
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‘‘(iii) how to identify individuals with 
eating disorders, and those who are at risk 
for suffering from eating disorders and, 
therefore, at risk for related serious and 
chronic medical and mental health condi-
tions; and 
‘‘(iv) how to conduct a comprehensive 
assessment of individual and familial 
health risk factors; and 
‘‘(B) evaluate and report to the Task 
Force for Health Professions on the effective-
ness of the training provided by such entity in 
increasing knowledge and changing attitudes 
and behaviors of trainees.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), at the end by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), at the end by strik-
ing the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) to carry out subsection (c), $10,000,000 
for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’. 
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SEC. 205. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SCHOOL AND 
HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TASK FORCE ON EATING DISORDERS PREVEN-
TION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, in consulta-
tion with centers of excellence receiving funds under 
section 499B of the Public Health Service Act (as 
added by section 101 of this Act) and experts in eat-
ing disorder prevention and treatment, shall estab-
lish a Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevention in 
Educational Institutions (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘‘task force’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—The task force shall— 
(A) expand upon and incorporate informa-
tion from the BodyWise eating disorder initia-
tive implemented by the Office on Women’s 
Health of the Department of Health and 
Human Services to develop and provide training 
on eating disorders identification and preven-
tion for students, faculty, coaches, and staff in 
kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary 
schools, and institutions of higher education; 
(B) develop a program of educational semi-
nars on eating disorders identification and pre-
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