for establishing new palliative care and symptom 
management programs, of which not less than half 
of such two-thirds shall be for programs in medically 
underserved communities to address issues of racial 
and ethnic disparities in access to cancer care; and 
(2) one-third of the funds appropriated to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year are used for ex-
panding existing palliative care and symptom man-
agement programs. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes— 
(A) an academic medical center, a cancer 
center, a hospital, a school of nursing, or a 
health system capable of administering a pallia-
tive care and symptom management program 
for cancer patients; 
(B) a physician practice with care teams, 
including nurses and other professionals trained 
in palliative care and symptom management; 
(C) a visiting nurse association or other 
home care agency with experience administering 
a palliative care and symptom management pro-
gram; 
(D) a hospice; and 
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(E) any other health care agency or entity, 
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(2) The term ‘‘medically underserved commu-
nity’’ has the meeting given to that term in section 
799B(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 295p(6)). 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
TITLE 
III—PROVIDER 
EDU-
CATION REGARDING PALLIA-
TIVE CARE AND SYMPTOM 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 301. GRANTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make grants to eligible entities to 
enable the entities to improve the quality of graduate and 
postgraduate training of physicians, nurses, and other 
health care providers in palliative care and symptom man-
agement for cancer patients. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the Secretary 
shall require that each such application demonstrate— 
(1) the ability to incorporate palliative care and 
symptom management into training programs; and 
(2) the ability to collect and analyze data re-
lated to the effectiveness of educational efforts. 
(c) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement a plan for evaluating the effects of professional 
training programs funded through this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a cancer 
center (including an NCI-designated cancer center), 
an academic health center, a physician practice, a 
school of nursing, or a visiting nurse association or 
other home care agency. 
(2) The term ‘‘NCI-designated cancer center’’ 
means a cancer center receiving funds through a 
P30 Cancer Center Support Grant of the National 
Cancer Institute. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
SEC. 302. GRANTS TO IMPROVE CONTINUING PROFES-
SIONAL EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make grants to eligible entities to 
improve the quality of continuing professional education 
provided to qualified individuals regarding palliative care 
and symptom management. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the Secretary 
shall require that each such application demonstrate— 
(1) experience in sponsoring continuing profes-
sional education programs; 
(2) the ability to reach health care providers 
and other professionals who are engaged in cancer 
care; 
(3) the capacity to develop innovative training 
programs; and 
(4) the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of 
educational efforts. 
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(c) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement a plan for evaluating the effects of continuing 
professional education programs funded through this sec-
tion. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a cancer 
center (including an NCI-designated cancer center), 
an academic health center, a school of nursing, or a 
professional society that supports continuing profes-
sional education programs. 
(2) The term ‘‘NCI-designated cancer center’’ 
means a cancer center receiving funds through a 
P30 Cancer Center Support Grant of the National 
Cancer Institute. 
(3) The term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means a 
physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, psycholo-
gist, or other individual who is involved in providing 
palliative care and symptom management services to 
cancer patients. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
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