Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

Bill: 116-hr-3340
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services

Employment and training programs

Executive agency funding and structure

Health personnel

Indian social and development programs

Minority employment
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tribal Healthcare Careers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve a portion of Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities.</p> <p>HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3340 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2019 Mr. Gomez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Healthcare Careers Act . 2. Set-aside of funds for Indian populations Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting 15 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities before the period. 3. Guarantee of grants for indian populations Section 2008(a)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397(a)(2)(C) ) is amended to read as follows: (C) Guarantee of grants for indian populations The Secretary shall award at least 10 grants under this subsection to an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or a Tribal College or University, to the extent there are a sufficient number of applications submitted by such an eligible entity that meet the requirements of subparagraph (B). . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.