including institutions of higher education and 
health care employers; and 
‘‘(F) any additional information deter-
mined relevant by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
whose projects support the recruitment and retention of— 
‘‘(1) internationally educated health care pro-
fessionals in professions in communities experiencing 
gaps between their existing health care workforce, as 
of the date of the application for the grant, and the 
needs of the community; or 
‘‘(2) internationally educated health care pro-
fessionals in rural communities. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORTED PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs 
(2) and (3), an eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall use grant funds to 
carry out— 
‘‘(i) 1 or more system-level improve-
ment projects described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
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‘‘(ii) 1 or more individual-level im-
provement projects described in subpara-
graph (C). 
‘‘(B) SYSTEM-LEVEL
IMPROVEMENTS.—A 
project described in this subparagraph expands 
culturally and linguistically competent supports 
for internationally educated health care profes-
sionals, which may include— 
‘‘(i) establishing a network of partners 
that offer prerequisite educational opportu-
nities and continuing education opportuni-
ties; 
‘‘(ii) developing peer support and 
mentoring opportunities; 
‘‘(iii) educating employers regarding 
the abilities and capacities of internation-
ally educated health care professionals; 
‘‘(iv) developing career ladder oppor-
tunities for internationally educated health 
care professionals, such as— 
‘‘(I) developing a system to pro-
vide ongoing supportive services once 
employment is obtained; 
‘‘(II) funding leadership develop-
ment, 
continuing 
education, 
pre-
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paratory classes, examinations, and li-
censing and certification costs, in 
order to support health care workforce 
advancement; or 
‘‘(III) education and support on 
how to serve as an educator in a clin-
ical or academic setting; or 
‘‘(v) 
creating 
and 
carrying 
out 
projects for the purposes of increasing the 
retention of internationally educated health 
care professionals in the health care work-
force. 
‘‘(C) 
INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—A project described in this subpara-
graph tailors individual support for internation-
ally educated health care professionals, which 
may include— 
‘‘(i) support for the licensing process; 
‘‘(ii) funding and facilitating access to 
accelerated and contextualized courses on 
English as a second language and board or 
licensure examination preparation; 
‘‘(iii) culturally competent individual-
ized career counseling and coaching; 
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‘‘(iv) individualized guidance and sup-
port for the credentialing evaluation proc-
ess; 
‘‘(v) providing individualized work- 
readiness supports and clinical experience 
and training for internationally educated 
health care professionals who need such 
supports, experience, or training; 
‘‘(vi) educating internationally edu-
cated health care professionals employed 
by the eligible entity on their rights as em-
ployees; 
‘‘(vii) providing individualized sup-
portive services to internationally educated 
health care professionals in order to sup-
port their employment, retention, or career 
advancement, which may include support 
for living expenses, health care, or trans-
portation; or 
‘‘(viii) assisting internationally edu-
cated health care professionals in obtaining 
overseas academic or training records. 
‘‘(2) USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 
may use not more than 10 percent of the grant 
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funds for costs associated with the administration of 
the projects under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE DI-
RECT
SUPPORT.—Each eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use not less than 20 
percent of the grant funds to carry out projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible en-
tity receiving a grant under this section shall use such 
grant only to supplement, and not supplant, the amount 
of funds that otherwise would be available to address the 
recruitment, training and education, retention, and ad-
vancement of internationally educated health care profes-
sionals in the health care workforce of the State or region 
served by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
BY
GRANT 
RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall annually 
provide a report on the grant to the Secretary, 
at such time and containing such data and in-
formation as requested by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
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‘‘(i) the number of internationally 
educated health care professionals who 
participated in the projects supported 
under the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) for each project carried out 
under the grant, in the aggregate and 
disaggregated by the demographic cat-
egories as required by the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) the number of internation-
ally educated health care professionals 
who accessed services, benefits, or 
supports through the project; 
‘‘(II) the number of internation-
ally educated health care professionals 
who through the project attained em-
ployment in the health care workforce, 
in the aggregate and disaggregated by 
occupation and industry; 
‘‘(III) the number of internation-
ally educated health care professionals 
who participated in the project and 
withdrew, unsuccessfully attempted to 
obtain board certification, or were ter-
minated from the project without 
completing training or attaining em-
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