S.Amdt. 2924

SA 2924. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill
H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces
and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. GRANTS FOR FUNDING OF NEWLY ACCREDITED MEDICAL
SCHOOLS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall
establish a program of grants to newly accredited allopathic
and osteopathic medical schools for the purpose of increasing
the supply of physicians.
(b) Use of Grants.--Amounts provided under grants under
this section may be used to support scholarships, develop
residencies, build infrastructure, recruit and retain
faculty, and develop research programs for the purpose
described in subsection (a).
(c) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate funds
appropriated under this section among newly accredited
medical schools based on the following criteria:
(1) First priority shall be given to allopathic and
osteopathic medical schools accredited to admit students from
2009 through 2014.
(2) Medical schools that enroll larger classes, while
maintaining competitive faculty to student ratios, shall
receive increased funding based on their size.
(3) Funds shall only be allocated to medical schools that
provide accountability and transparency in expending such
funds.
(d) Reports.--Each medical school receiving a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary such reports as
the Secretary may require on the specific uses of the funds
provided under the grant and on how the grant benefitted the
region and the Nation as a whole.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for
the 5-fiscal-year period beginning with fiscal year 2010.
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