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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a federal grant program supporting community-based training for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities. Eligible entities would be consortiums of medical schools working with rural health clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, or healthcare facilities in underserved areas. Grants would fund clinical rotations and training experiences in these communities, intended to encourage physicians to establish long-term practices in high-need areas. Grant recipients would need to demonstrate quality improvement plans, show how community access to healthcare would improve, and provide sustainability plans for after Federal funding ends. The bill authorizes grants for periods of 1 to 5 years and extends the authorization period through 2030.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Mar 4, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Mar 4, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 4, 2026
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, 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 “Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2026” or the “Community TEAMS Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.—Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
“(h) Grants for Community-Based Training for Medical Students in Rural Areas and Medically Underserved Communities.—
“(1) Grants.—The Director may award grants to eligible entities to expand the availability of community-based training for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, including by supporting clinical rotations in health care facilities in such areas and communities, including in outpatient settings, to facilitate long-term, sustainable physician practice in high-need communities.
“(2) Period of grants.—A grant under this subsection shall be for a period of 1 to 5 years, as determined by the Director.
“(3) Eligibility.—To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an entity shall be a consortium of the following:
“(A) One or more schools of osteopathic medicine or allopathic medicine.
“(B) One or more of the following:
“(i) A rural health clinic.
“(ii) A Federally qualified health center.
“(iii) A health care facility located in a medically underserved community.
“(4) Applications.—An eligible entity desiring a grant under this subsection shall, in consultation with the appropriate State office of rural health or another appropriate State entity, submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require, including—
“(A) a description of the project that the eligible entity will carry out using the funds provided through the grant;
“(B) an explanation of the reasons why Federal assistance is required to carry out the project;
“(C) a description of the manner in which the project funded through the grant will ensure continuous quality improvement in the provision of services by the entity;
“(D) a description of how the populations in the rural area or medically underserved community to be served through the grant will experience increased access to quality health care services across the continuum of care as a result of the activities carried out by the entity;
“(E) a plan for sustaining the project after Federal support for the project has ended;
“(F) a description of how the project will be evaluated; and
“(G) such other information as the Director determines to be appropriate.”.
(b) Conforming Changes.—Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “and for the planning and implementation of small health care provider quality improvement activities” and inserting “for the planning and implementation of small health care provider quality improvement activities, and for expanding the availability of community-based training for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities”;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting “In this section:” after “Definitions—”;
(3) in subsection (d)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “subsections
(e), (f), and (g)” and inserting “subsections (e),
(f), (g), and (h)”; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in clause (ii), by striking “and” at the end;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) expand the availability of community-based training for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities under subsection (h).”;
(4) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, by striking “subsections (e), (f), and (g)” and inserting “subsections
(e), (f), (g), and (h)”; and
(5) in subsection (k), as so redesignated, by striking “2021 through 2025” and inserting “2026 through 2030”. <all>
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