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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7907 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2024 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to award grants for career support for a skilled, inter-
nationally educated health care workforce. 
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 ‘‘Welcome Back to the 
Health Care Workforce Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR SKILLED INTERNATIONALLY EDU-
CATED HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 3 of part E of title VII 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 779. SUPPORT FOR SKILLED INTERNATIONALLY EDU-
CATED HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Welcome Back to the 
Health Care Workforce Act, the Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to provide career 
support for internationally educated health care pro-
fessionals to integrate into, and expand, the health 
care workforce. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Before awarding any 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of each project de-
scribed in subsection (d) that the eligible entity 
proposes to develop or continue under the 
grant; 
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‘‘(B) information demonstrating that the 
eligible entity has the capacity to fully carry out 
and administer such projects; 
‘‘(C) a plan for the proposed projects that 
includes, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) demographic information regard-
ing the population to be served by the 
grant and how the current health care 
workforce, as of the date of application, is 
not meeting the health needs of the com-
munity to be served, including information 
on the health care workforce shortages in 
the area to be served by the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will make use of grant funds to sup-
port the identification and advancement of 
internationally educated health care profes-
sionals in the geographic area to be served 
by the grant; 
‘‘(D) a description of the eligible entity’s 
experience in working with internationally edu-
cated health care professionals; 
‘‘(E) a description of the partnership the 
eligible entity has formed with various entities, 
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