SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9441 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9441

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of
      expenses to improve the reproductive health care workforce.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2026

 Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms.
Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Stansbury) introduced the following bill;
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of
      expenses to improve the reproductive health care workforce.

    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 ``SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY AT APPROVED GRADUATE MEDICAL
              RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDING TRAINING CONCERNING
              REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

    Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 760A. PROGRAM FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY AT APPROVED GRADUATE
              MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDING TRAINING
              CONCERNING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities operating an
approved graduate medical residency training program that provides
training in the provision of sexual and reproductive health care
(including the provision of abortion care) for health care
professionals who, as a result of a covered State abortion law, must
seek such training in a different State.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An entity receiving a grant under this section
shall use the grant to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or support an approved graduate
        medical residency training program for training in sexual and
        reproductive health care (including the provision of abortion
        care) specifically for health care professionals who, as a
        result of a covered State abortion law, must seek such training
        in a different State; and
            ``(2) provide reimbursement for travel and related expenses
        of such health care professionals.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Approved graduate medical residency training
        program.--The term `approved graduate medical residency
        training program' has the meaning given such term in section
        340H(j).
            ``(2) Covered state abortion law.--The term `covered State
        abortion law' means a State law imposing a limitation or
        requirement on the provision of abortion care, which directly,
        or indirectly, restricts or limits--
                    ``(A) an individual's ability to access abortion
                care in such State; or
                    ``(B) a health care provider's ability to provide
                abortion care in such State.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2027 through 2031.''.
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