or expanding a medical residency training program de-
scribed in subsection (a), including costs associated with— 
‘‘(1) curriculum development; 
‘‘(2) equipment acquisition; 
‘‘(3) recruitment, training, and retention of 
residents and faculty; and 
‘‘(4) residency stipends. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—A community health center 
seeking a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In selecting recipients for a 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to funding medical residency training programs fo-
cusing on primary health care. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘accredited’, as applied to a new 
or alternative-campus medical residency training 
program, means a program that is accredited by a 
recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose 
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical 
Education, except that a new medical residency 
training program that, by reason of an insufficient 
period of operation, is not eligible for accreditation 
on or before the date of submission of an application 
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under subsection (c) shall be deemed accredited if 
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical 
Education finds, after consultation with the appro-
priate accreditation body or bodies, that there is rea-
sonable assurance that the program will meet the ac-
creditation standards of such body or bodies prior to 
the date of graduation of the first entering class in 
that program. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘community health center’ means 
a health center as defined in section 330. 
‘‘SEC. 749A. GRANTS TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY 
CARE SERVICES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) PRIMARY CARE ACCESS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, may make 
grants to community health centers for the purpose 
of increasing the number of medical service pro-
viders associated with such centers. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this subsection shall be eligible to receive such 
grants for a total of 5 fiscal years. 
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‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant 
under this subsection shall use amounts from the 
grant for one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) To recruit residents for medical resi-
dency training programs at the community 
health center. 
‘‘(B) To establish a multi-community phy-
sician mentoring program to encourage upper 
level residents to remain in the State in which 
the community health center and medical resi-
dency training program are located. 
‘‘(C) To enter into contracts for technical 
assistance for the purpose of recruiting or re-
taining primary health care staff. 
‘‘(D) To enter into contracts for technical 
assistance in preparing contracts with local pro-
viders of primary health care to provide services 
for medically underserved communities. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—A community health cen-
ter seeking a grant under this subsection shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR PRIMARY CARE FACILITY CAPITAL 
EXPENDITURES.— 
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‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, may make 
grants to community health centers for the purpose 
of increasing primary health care capabilities 
through the construction, expansion, or renovation 
of facilities. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this subsection shall be eligible to receive such 
grants for a total of 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant 
under this subsection shall use amounts from the 
grant for one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) To acquire or lease facilities. 
‘‘(B) To construct new facilities. 
‘‘(C) To repair or modernize existing facili-
ties. 
‘‘(D) To purchase or lease medical equip-
ment. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘community health cen-
ter’ means a health center as defined in section 330. 
‘‘SEC. 749B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may 
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be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter to carry out 
this subpart.’’. 
Æ 
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