To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes.

This bill amends title V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand grant activities under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program to include support programs and services that facilitate student advancement to allopathic or osteopathic medical schools.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2927 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2927

To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part 
  A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant 
 amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2015

Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, and Mr. Valadao) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part 
  A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant 
 amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, 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. AUTHORIZED GRANT ACTIVITIES.

    Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period at the 
        end the following; ``and student support programs designed to 
        facilitate the successful advancement from four-year 
        institutions to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school 
        accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or 
        association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of 
        title IV'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (16) and paragraph (17); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(16) Providing counseling, mentoring, and other support 
        services for underrepresented students studying in pre-medical 
        or other health and science fields designed to facilitate their 
        successful application to an allopathic or osteopathic medical 
        school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency 
        or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H 
        of title IV.''.
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