Health Care Professional Pipeline Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a grant to a qualified youth serving organization to establish and expand emergency preparedness pipelines consisting of: (1) health science curricula in secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and continuing education programs that prepare students for careers as future health care professionals; and (2) school-based emergency preparedness chapters to recruit and prepare students for public health emergencies. Defines a "qualified youth serving organization" as a nonprofit organization that prepares youth exclusively for career entry and advancement opportunities in the health professions, offers a national recognition and competitive events program in which students can demonstrate their knowledge and skills in responding to public health emergencies, and operates at least 2,500 chapters in at least 40 states.
Requires the Secretary to make a grant each year to such an organization to conduct a national leadership conference that includes representatives of health science programs, emergency preparedness chapters, and the Medical Reserve Corps.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2946 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2946
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant to a
qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing
students for careers and volunteer opportunities as future health care
professionals, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2009
Mr. Hinojosa (for himself and Ms. Granger) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant to a
qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing
students for careers and volunteer opportunities as future health care
professionals, 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 ``Health Care Professional Pipeline
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. RECRUITING AND PREPARING FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hhb et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 2814 and 2815 as sections
2815 and 2816; and
(2) by inserting after section 2813 the following:
``SEC. 2814. RECRUITING AND PREPARING FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to recruit and
prepare more than 500,000 students in secondary schools, institutions
of higher education, and continuing education programs for careers as
future health care professionals by the year 2014 including volunteer
opportunities in the Public Health Service and the Medical Reserve
Corps under section 2813.
``(b) Emergency Preparedness Pipeline Grant.--The Secretary shall
make a grant to a qualified youth serving organization for establishing
and expanding emergency preparedness pipelines consisting of--
``(1) health science curricula in secondary schools,
institutions of higher education, and continuing education
programs that prepare students for careers as future health
care professionals; and
``(2) school-based emergency preparedness chapters
described in subsection (c).
``(c) School-Based Emergency Preparedness Chapters.--A school-based
emergency preparedness chapter described in this subsection must meet
each of the following:
``(1) The chapter is administered by a qualified youth-
serving organization.
``(2) The chapter recruits and prepares students for
Federal, State, community, and school public health emergencies
under the administration of a qualified youth serving
organization.
``(3) The emergency preparedness training of the chapter--
``(A) is implemented uniformly;
``(B) is coordinated with and integrated into the
health science curriculum of the school involved; and
``(C) is provided through certified health science
instructors serving as chapter advisors.
``(d) National Leadership Conference.--
``(1) Grants.--Each year, the Secretary shall make a grant
to a qualified youth-serving organization to conduct a national
leadership conference.
``(2) Participants.--A national leadership conference
funded through a grant under this subsection shall include
representatives of--
``(A) health science programs in secondary schools,
institutions of higher education, and continuing
education programs;
``(B) school-based emergency preparedness chapters;
and
``(C) the Medical Reserve Corps under section 2813.
``(3) Activities.--The activities of a national leadership
conference funded through a grant under this subsection shall
include general sessions, workshops, competitive events
(including at least 5 knowledge- and skill-based
demonstrations), and a recognition program.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given to that term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.
``(2) The term `qualified youth-serving organization' means
a nonprofit organization that--
``(A) prepares youth exclusively for career entry
and advancement opportunities in the health
professions, including the Public Health Service;
``(B) offers a national recognition and competitive
events program in which students in school-based
emergency preparedness chapters and chapter members can
demonstrate their knowledge and skills in responding to
public health emergencies;
``(C) operates at least 2,500 such chapters; and
``(D) operates in at least 40 States.
``(3) The term `school-based emergency preparedness
chapter' means a school-based emergency chapter funded through
a grant under subsection (b)(2).
``(4) The term `secondary school' has the meaning given to
such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through
2014.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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