Community TEAMS Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3885 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3885 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2025 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Graves, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ 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 2025'' or the ``Community TEAMS Act of 2025''. 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 to facilitate long-term, sustainable physician practice in high-need communities by supporting medical student c