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Territory Health Revitalization Act
To provide a set-aside of funds for the territories under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, to make the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for the grants, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill modifies the health profession opportunity grant program to set aside funding for U.S. territories. It reserves 5 percent of annual grant funding for territories other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The bill makes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible to receive these grants. The bill also guarantees that at least two grants will be awarded to eligible entities located in territories if sufficient qualifying applications are submitted. The changes take effect on October 1, 2025.
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- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2025
Ms. Plaskett (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. Hernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide a set-aside of funds for the territories under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, to make the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for the grants, 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 “Territory Health Revitalization Act”.
SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR THE TERRITORIES.
Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “5 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants to States other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia” before the period.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Section 2008(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
SEC. 4. GUARANTEE OF GRANTEES IN THE TERRITORIES.
Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Guarantee of grantees in the territories.— The Secretary shall award at least 2 grants under this subsection to an eligible entity that is located in a territory, to the extent there are a sufficient number applications submitted by such an eligible entity that meet the requirements of subparagraph (B).”.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025. <all>
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