Sec. 2022. IMPROVEMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM

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## SEC. 2022 IMPROVEMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM ###

(a)Intramural Loan Repayment Program Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1) is amended— ####

(1)by amending the section heading to read as follows: “intramural loan repayment program”; ####

(2)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by striking “The Secretary shall carry out a program” and inserting “The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall, as appropriate and based on workforce and scientific priorities, carry out a program through the subcategories listed in subsection (b)(1) (or modified subcategories as provided for in subsection (b)(2))”; #####

(B)by striking “conduct” and inserting “conduct research”; #####

(C)by striking “research with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome”; and #####

(D)by striking “$35,000” and inserting “$50,000”; ####

(3)by redesignating subsection

(b)as subsection (d); ####

(4)by inserting after subsection (a), the following: > > ### “(b) Subcategories of Research > > > #### “(1) In general > > In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of Health— > > > ##### “(A) > > shall continue to focus on— > > > ###### “(i) > > general research; > > > ###### “(ii) > > research on acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > clinical research conducted by appropriately qualified health professional who are from disadvantaged backgrounds; and > > > ##### “(B) > > may focus on an area of emerging scientific or workforce need. > > > #### “(2) Elimination or establishment of subcategories > > The Director of the National Institutes of Health may eliminate one or more subcategories provided for in paragraph

(1)due to changes in workforce or scientific needs related to biomedical research. The Director may establish other subcategory areas based on workforce and scientific priorities if the total number of subcategories does not exceed the number of subcategories listed in paragraph (1). > > > ### “(c) Limitation > > The Director of the National Institutes of Health may not enter into a contract with a health professional pursuant to subsection

(a)unless such professional has a substantial amount of education loans relative to income (as determined pursuant to guidelines issued by the Director).” > ; and ####

(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Availability of Appropriations > > Amounts available for carrying out this section shall remain available until the expiration of the second fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year for which such amounts are made available.” > . ###

(b)Extramural Loan Repayment Program Section 487B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-2) is amended— ####

(1)by amending the section heading to read as follows: “extramural loan repayment program”; ####

(2)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by striking “The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, shall establish a program” and inserting “In General.—The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall, as appropriate and based on workforce and scientific priorities, carry out a program through the subcategories listed in subsection (b)(1) (or modified subcategories as provided for in subsection (b)(2)),”; #####

(B)by striking “(including graduate students)”; #####

(C)by striking “with respect to contraception, or with respect to infertility,”; and #####

(D)by striking “service, not more than $35,000” and inserting “research, not more than $50,000”; ####

(3)by redesignating subsections

(b)and

(c)as subsections

(d)and (e), respectively; ####

(4)by inserting after subsection (a), the following: > > ### “(b) Subcategories of Research > > > #### “(1) In general > > In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of Health— > > > ##### “(A) > > shall continue to focus on— > > > ###### “(i) > > contraception or infertility research; > > > ###### “(ii) > > pediatric research, including pediatric pharmacological research; > > > ###### “(iii) > > minority health disparities research; > > > ###### “(iv) > > clinical research; and > > > ###### “(v) > > clinical research conducted by appropriately qualified health professional who are from disadvantaged backgrounds; and > > > ##### “(B) > > may focus on an area of emerging scientific or workforce need. > > > #### “(2) Elimination or establishment of subcategories > > The Director of the National Institutes of Health may eliminate one or more subcategories provided for in paragraph

(a)unless such professional has a substantial amount of education loans relative to income (as determined pursuant to guidelines issued by the Director).” > ; ####

(5)in subsection

(d)(as so redesignated), by striking “The provisions” and inserting “Applicability of Certain Provisions Regarding Obligated Service.—The provisions”; and ####

(6)in subsection

(e)(as so redesignated), by striking “Amounts” and inserting “Availability of Appropriations.—Amounts”. ###

(c)Technical and conforming amendments Title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended— ####

(1)by striking section 464z-5 (42 U.S.C. 285t-2); ####

(2)by striking section 487C (42 U.S.C. 288-3); ####

(3)by striking section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5); ####

(4)by striking section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a), as added by section 205 of Public Law 106-505, relating to loan repayment for clinical researchers; and ####

(5)by striking section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-6), as added by section 1002(b) of Public Law 106-310 relating to pediatric research loan repayment. ###

(d)GAO report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the National Institutes of Health to attract, retain, and develop emerging scientists, including underrepresented individuals in the sciences, such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other groups. Such report shall include an analysis of the impact of the additional authority provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this Act to address workforce shortages and gaps in priority research areas, including which centers and research areas offered loan repayment program participants the increased award amount. ## Subtitle D National Institutes of Health Planning and Administration

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