‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity that is— 
‘‘(1) a professional, national, or State allied 
health association; 
‘‘(2) a State health care provider; or 
‘‘(3) an association of entities that are each a 
health care facility, an allied health education pro-
gram, or an entity that provides similar services or 
serves a like function. 
‘‘SEC. 780B. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
program of entering into contracts with eligible individuals 
under which such individuals agree to serve as allied 
health professionals for the period described in subsection 
(e) at a health care facility with a critical shortage of allied 
health professionals, in consideration of the Federal Gov-
ernment agreeing to provide to the individuals scholar-
ships for the cost of tuition at schools of allied health in 
allied health professions curricula. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means an individual 
who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time 
or part-time student in a school of allied health. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION.—In awarding scholarships under 
this section, the Secretary shall select a range of full-time
and part-time students enrolled in a certificate, associate, 
bachelor’s, or graduate program. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT.—The amount of a scholarship to an 
eligible individual under this section may not exceed 
$10,000 for any academic year. 
‘‘(e) SERVICE REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 
enter into a contract with an eligible individual 
under this section unless the individual agrees to 
serve as an allied health professional at a health 
care facility with a critical shortage of allied health 
professionals for a period of full-time service of not 
less than 1 year for each academic year for which 
the individual receives a scholarship under this sec-
tion, or for a period of part-time service in accord-
ance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) PART-TIME SERVICE.—An individual may 
complete the period of service described in para-
graph (1) on a part-time basis if the individual has 
a written agreement that— 
‘‘(A) is entered into by the facility and the 
individual and is approved by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(B) provides that the period of obligated 
service will be extended so that the aggregate
amount of service performed will equal the 
amount of service that would be performed 
through a period of full-time service described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The 
provisions of subpart III of part D of title III shall, except 
as inconsistent with this section, apply to the program es-
tablished in this section in the same manner and to the 
same extent as such provisions apply to the National 
Health Service Corps Scholarship Program established in 
such subpart. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress a report describing the program carried out under 
this section, including statements regarding— 
‘‘(1) the number of enrollees, scholarships, and 
grant recipients; 
‘‘(2) the number of graduates; 
‘‘(3) the amount of scholarship payments made; 
‘‘(4) which educational institution the recipients 
attended; 
‘‘(5) the number and placement location of the 
scholarship recipients at health care facilities with a 
critical shortage of allied health professionals;
‘‘(6) the default rate and actions required; 
‘‘(7) the amount of outstanding default funds of 
the scholarship program; 
‘‘(8) to the extent that it can be determined, 
the reason for the default; 
‘‘(9) the demographics of the individuals par-
ticipating in the scholarship program; and 
‘‘(10) an evaluation of the overall costs and 
benefits of the program. 
‘‘SEC. 780C. ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, 
PRACTICE, AND RETENTION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) EDUCATION PRIORITY AREAS.—The Secretary 
may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligi-
ble entities for— 
‘‘(1) expanding the enrollment in allied health 
professions programs; 
‘‘(2) developing and implementing internship 
and residency programs to encourage mentoring and 
the development of specialties and training for new 
or emerging public health needs; 
‘‘(3) providing education in new technologies, 
including distance learning methodologies; or 
‘‘(4) developing grant awards to colleges and 
universities to promote development of bachelor’s,