[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10078 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10078
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish within the
Indian Health Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2024
Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Leger
Fernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish within the
Indian Health Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs,
and for other purposes.
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 ``IHS Provider Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1611
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 125. OFFICE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Service,
(in this section referred to as the `Secretary') shall establish within
the Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs (in this
section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Duties.--The Office shall have the following duties:
``(1) To create a pipeline for future health care
professionals, paraprofessionals, and other health-related
professionals (as identified by the Secretary) to participate
in residency and fellowship programs.
``(2) To oversee current residency and fellowship programs
at facilities of the Service and facilitate the establishment
of additional residency programs that support recruitment and
retention of health care professionals, paraprofessionals, and
other health-related professionals (as identified by the
Secretary) working at such facilities.
``(3) To serve as the central hub for residency programs at
facilities of the Service.
``(4) To work in consultation or coordination with academic
institutions.
``(5) To coordinate medical student and elective rotational
and education track programs.
``(c) Interagency Working Group.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Labor, the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration, and the Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall establish an interagency
working group (in this subsection referred to as the `working
group') to assist the Secretary in establishing the Office
under subsection (a), including by--
``(A) supporting the implementation of the Office;
and
``(B) developing long-term planning for long-term
sustainability of the Office.
``(2) Quarterly reports.--Not later than the date that is
120 days after the date of enactment of this section, and every
3 months thereafter, the working group shall submit to Congress
a report on the activities of the working group.
``(3) Termination.--The working group shall terminate on
the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
section.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to the availability
of appropriations, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section, not less than--
``(1) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
``(2) $4,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal year.''.
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