SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING FOR 
MEDICAL STUDENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND 
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 330A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 
as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) GRANTS
FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING 
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND MEDI-
CALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Director may award grants 
to eligible entities to expand the availability of com-
munity-based training for medical students in rural 
areas and medically underserved communities to fa-
cilitate long-term, sustainable physician practice in 
high-need communities by supporting medical stu-
dent clinical rotations in health care facilities in 
such areas and communities, including in outpatient 
settings. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—A grant under this 
subsection shall be for a period of 1 to 5 years, as 
determined by the Director. 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, an entity shall be a consor-
tium of— 
‘‘(A) one or more osteopathic or allopathic 
medical schools; and 
‘‘(B) one or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) A rural health clinic. 
‘‘(ii) A Federally qualified health cen-
ter (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the 
Social Security Act). 
‘‘(iii) A health care facility located in 
a medically underserved community. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—To seek a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible entity, in consultation 
with the appropriate State office of rural health or 
another appropriate State entity, shall prepare and 
submit to the Director an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the project that the 
eligible entity will carry out using the funds 
provided through the grant; 
‘‘(B) an explanation of the reasons why 
Federal assistance is required to carry out the 
project; 
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‘‘(C) a description of the manner in which 
the project funded through the grant will assure 
continuous quality improvement in the provision 
of services by the entity; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the populations 
in the rural area or medically underserved com-
munity to be served through the grant will ex-
perience increased access to quality health care 
services across the continuum of care as a re-
sult of the activities carried out by the entity; 
‘‘(E) a plan for sustaining the project after 
Federal support for the project has ended; 
‘‘(F) a description of how the project will 
be evaluated; and 
‘‘(G) such other information as the Direc-
tor determines to be appropriate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Section 330A of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and for the 
planning and implementation of small health care 
provider quality improvement activities’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for the planning and implementation of small 
health care provider quality improvement activities, 
and for expanding the availability of community- 
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based training for medical students in rural areas 
and medically underserved communities’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (e), (f), (g), and (h)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) expand the availability of com-
munity-based training for medical students 
in rural areas and medically underserved 
communities under subsection (h).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsections (e), (f), and (g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h)’’. 
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