Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act
Bill: H.R.1751 | Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. (D-MI)
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act
This bill makes changes to the scope and content of technical assistance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning certain grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.

To provide for technical assistance under the health profession 
  opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security 
                                  Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technical Assistance for Health 
Grants Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (e) and inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
        assistance--
                    ``(A) to assist eligible entities in applying for 
                grants under this section;
                    ``(B) that is tailored to meet the needs of 
                grantees at each stage of the administration of 
                projects for which grants are made under this section;
                    ``(C) that is tailored to meet the specific needs 
                of Indian tribes tribal organizations, and tribal 
                colleges and universities;
                    ``(D) that is tailored to meet the specific needs 
                of the territories;
                    ``(E) that is tailored to meet the specific needs 
                of eligible entities in carrying out demonstration 
                projects for which a grant is made under this section; 
                and
                    ``(F) to facilitate the exchange of information 
                among eligible entities regarding best practices and 
                promising practices used in the projects.
            ``(2) Continuation of peer technical assistance 
        conferences.--The Secretary shall hold peer technical 
        assistance conferences for entities to which a grant is made 
        under this section. The preceding sentence shall not be 
        interpreted to require any such conference to be held in 
        person.
            ``(3) Report to the congress.--During each Congress, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
        the Senate a report on the nature of any technical assistance 
        provided to grantees under this section.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 2008(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397(c)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ``, and to carry out subsection (c) $15,000,000 
for fiscal year 2022'' before the period.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2021.
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