shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the total 
number of grants under this section are made to emer-
gency medical services agencies located in rural areas. 
‘‘(f) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant made under this section to a single grant recipient 
shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
TO
SECRETARY.—An eligible 
emergency medical services agency receiving a grant 
under subsection (a) shall periodically submit to the 
Secretary a report evaluating the activities sup-
ported by the grant. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO PUBLIC.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the 
Secretary’s findings with respect to the success of 
the program under this section in improving access 
to, and enhancing the quality of, emergency medical 
services. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
emergency medical services agency’ means an entity that 
is— 
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‘‘(1) licensed to deliver medical care outside of 
a medical facility under emergency conditions that 
occur as a result of the condition of the patient; and 
‘‘(2) delivers services (either on a compensated 
or volunteer basis) by an emergency medical services 
provider or other provider that is licensed or cer-
tified by the State involved as an emergency medical 
technician, a paramedic, or an equivalent profes-
sional (as determined by the State). 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 10 percent of the amount 
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year for the administrative expenses of carrying out 
this section.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL 
TRAINING 
TO 
MEET 
REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR BECOMING EMERGENCY MED-
ICAL 
TECHNICIANS 
AND 
CIVILIAN 
PARA-
MEDICS. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 320B (42 U.S.C. 247d–11) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 320C. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TRAINING TO MEET RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND CIVILIAN PARA-
MEDICS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a program consisting of awarding 
demonstration grants to States to cover transition 
costs in order to assist veterans who completed ro-
bust military emergency medical technician or para-
medic training while serving in the Armed Forces of 
the United States to meet certification, licensure, 
and other requirements applicable to becoming a ci-
vilian emergency medical technician or paramedic in 
the State; and 
‘‘(2) in implementing such program, assist 
States in honoring the service of such veterans who 
have completed training through such service in the 
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Armed Forces of the United States and passed the 
respective National Registry of Emergency Medical 
Technicians exam to ease the transition to the civil-
ian Nation’s Emergency Medical Services workforce. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section shall use amounts of such grants to pre-
pare and implement a plan to assist with the transition 
of a veteran to becoming a civilian emergency medical 
technician or paramedic as described in subsection (a), in-
cluding by establishing a grant program within the appli-
cable State agency responsible for emergency medical serv-
ices to cover— 
‘‘(1) the costs of training, education, certifi-
cation, and credentialing by an accredited institu-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) fees for national testing for official certifi-
cation and State fees to acquire State licensure. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress an annual report on the program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2030.’’. 
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SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
TECHNICIAN AND PARAMEDIC WORKFORCE 
SHORTAGE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
conduct a study on— 
(1) the number of currently available emergency 
medical technician and paramedic jobs, categorized 
by type of employer (such as ambulance services, 
local governments other than hospitals, and hos-
pitals); 
(2) the projected increase in available emer-
gency medical technician and paramedic jobs from 
2025 through 2034, categorized by type of employer; 
(3) the percentage of available emergency med-
ical technician and paramedic jobs from 2025 
through 2034 that are expected to result from the 
need to replace workers who transfer to different oc-
cupations or exit the labor force; 
(4) the availability of appropriate training and 
education programs in the United States sufficient 
to meet the projected demand for emergency medical 
technician and paramedic jobs from 2025 through 
2034; and 
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