(C) an alien who is paroled into the United 
States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act for 
less than one year; or 
(3) to provide legal assistance with respect to 
any proceeding or litigation which seeks to procure 
an abortion or to compel any individual or institu-
tion to perform an abortion, or assist in the per-
formance of an abortion. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of the completion of 
the demonstration project under this section, the 
Secretary shall conduct a study of the results of the 
project and submit to the Congress a report on such 
results that includes the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the project outcomes, 
including— 
(i) a description of the extent to which 
medical-legal partnerships funded through 
this section achieved the purposes de-
scribed in section 2(b); 
(ii) quantitative and qualitative anal-
ysis of baseline and benchmark measures 
of the project’s impact as delineated under 
subsection (c); and 
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(iii) aggregate information about the 
individuals served and project activities. 
(B) Recommendations on whether the ac-
tivities funded under this section could be used 
to improve patient outcomes in other public 
health areas. 
(2) INTERIM
REPORTS
BY
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may provide interim reports to the Con-
gress on the demonstration project under this sec-
tion at such intervals as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
(3) REPORTS
BY
GRANTEES.—The Secretary 
may require each recipient of a grant or contract 
under this section to submit interim and final re-
ports on the activities carried out by such recipient 
with such grant. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘health disparities populations’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 485E(d) 
of the Public Health Service Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘low-income individuals’’ refers to 
the population of individuals and families who earn 
up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty level appli-
cable to the size of the family involved. 
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(3) The term ‘‘medical-legal partnership’’ 
means an entity— 
(A) that is a partnership between— 
(i) a community health center, public 
hospital, children’s hospital, or other pro-
vider of health care services to a signifi-
cant number of low-income individuals; and 
(ii) one or more legal professionals; 
and 
(B) whose primary mission is to assist pa-
tients and their families navigate health-related 
programs, activities, and services through the 
provision of relevant civil legal assistance on- 
site in the healthcare setting involved, in con-
junction with regular training for healthcare 
staff and providers regarding the connections 
between legal interventions, social determinants, 
and health of low-income individuals. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section such sums as may be necessary, but not 
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to exceed $10,000,000, for each of the fiscal years 
2011 through 2015. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may obligate not more than 5 percent for the 
administrative expenses of the Secretary in carrying 
out this section. 
Æ 
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