I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4875 
To provide for the construction, renovation, and improvement of medical 
school facilities, and other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2010 
Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. CARNEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the construction, renovation, and improvement 
of medical school facilities, and 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 ‘‘Medical School Con-
struction Grant Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) 
Construction 
employment 
declined 
by 
53,000 in December 2009, and has fallen by 
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1,600,000 since the economic downturn began, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
(2) By 2020, the United States will face a 
shortage of about 85,000 physicians, due in part to 
the aging population, according to the Council on 
Graduate Medical Education. 
(3) The American Academy of Family Physi-
cians recommended in 2006 that to meet the need 
of primary care physicians in 2020 the United 
States would need to train 3,725 family physicians 
and 714 osteopathic physicians annually, with an 
overall goal of a 39 percent increase in family physi-
cians. 
(4) The Association of American Medical Col-
leges has called for increased enrollment at Liaison 
Committee on Medical Education accredited schools 
from 15 to 30 percent over the 2002 levels by 2015. 
This increase would boost the number of graduates 
to about 20,000. 
(5) The Federal Government has not supported 
significant construction of medical schools since the 
1960s and 1970s. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) MEDICAL
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘medical 
school’’ means any 4-year allopathic or osteopathic 
medical school. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to award grants to eligible medical schools for 
the purpose of constructing, renovating, or improving 
medical school facilities to increase the supply of physi-
cians. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a medical school shall— 
(1) be accredited by the Association of Amer-
ican Medical Colleges; 
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require; and 
(3) provide assurances that the medical school 
will ensure accountability and transparency in ex-
pending grant funds. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use amounts re-
ceived under a grant under subsection (a) to construct new 
medical school facilities or renovate or improve existing 
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medical school facilities to increase the supply of physi-
cians. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allocate 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section among 
medical schools based on the following: 
(1) First priority in awarding grants shall be 
given to new medical schools that are accredited to 
admit students beginning with academic years 2009 
through 2014. 
(2) Priority in awarding grants shall be given 
to medical schools that seek to establish a new 
branch of an existing school. 
(3) Priority in awarding grants shall be given 
to medical schools that serve one or more medically 
underserved populations designated under section 
330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b(b)). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 
2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. 
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