I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4279 
To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant 
programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income 
tax, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To improve training requirements for health profession op-
portunity grant programs and exclude assistance pro-
vided by those programs from income tax, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Career Ad-
vancement and Remuneration Exclusion for Training Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Health CARE Training Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH PROFES-
SION OPPORTUNITY GRANT PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) TRAINING.—A demonstration project 
conducted by an eligible entity awarded a grant 
under this subsection shall provide to an eligible 
individual participating in the project who is 
being trained to qualify for a recognized post- 
secondary credential (including an industry-rec-
ognized credential, and a certificate awarded by 
a local workforce development board established 
under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act) which is awarded in rec-
ognition of attainment of measurable technical 
or occupational skills necessary to gain employ-
ment or advance within an occupation, a num-
ber of hours of such training that is not less 
than— 
‘‘(i) the number of hours of training 
required for certification of that level of 
skill by the State in which the project is 
conducted; or 
‘‘(ii) if there is no such requirement, 
such number of hours of training as the 
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Secretary finds is necessary to achieve that 
skill level.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2021. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER A 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT FROM FEDERAL IN-
COME TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) INCOME
DISREGARD.—Amounts 
paid to an eligible individual as a cash sti-
pend or as emergency assistance under a 
project for which a grant is made under 
this section shall not be considered income 
for any purpose under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, and an entity making 
such a payment shall not be required to 
submit an information return under sub-
title F of such Code with respect to the 
payment.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts paid 
on or after October 1, 2021. 
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