Sec. 2. Geographical diversity in provision of grants; inclusion of transportation assistance plan among support services
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Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applications which describe a demonstration project that will serve a rural area in which— the community in which the individuals to be enrolled in the project reside is located; the project will be conducted; or an employer partnership that has committed to hiring individuals who successfully complete all activities under the project is located. A project for which a grant is made under this section shall include a plan to provide project participants with transportation through means such as the following: Referral to, and assistance with enrollment in, a subsidized transportation program. If a subsidized transportation program is not reasonably available, direct payments to subsidize transportation costs. For purposes of this paragraph, the term transportation includes public transit, or gasoline for a personal vehicle if public transit is not reasonably accessible or available. 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, with respect to the period since the period covered in the most recent prior report submitted under this paragraph— the number of applications submitted under each subsection of this section, with a separate statement of the number of applications referred to in paragraph (1); and the number of the applications that were approved, with a separate statement of the number of such applications referred to in paragraph (1); and that includes an assessment of the effectiveness of the demonstration projects conducted under this section with respect to addressing health professions workforce shortages or in-demand jobs in rural areas. .
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