Extends and raises the funding authorizations for federal health workforce training programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act through fiscal year 2031, and changes service and eligibility rules for pediatric health professionals.

• Replaces the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 funding authorizations for several Title VII programs with authorizations for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with higher annual amounts for most of them.
• Requires pediatric subspecialty contract recipients to perform full-time service, with at least half of required hours per contract year spent in direct clinical care, and allows service to underserved children or in shortage areas.
• Authorizes the Secretary to set a liquidated damages formula for contract breaches, and states that leaving before completing the service period is not a breach if the individual served in good faith for the years paid.
• Adds middle school students to the pre-collegiate outreach of area health education centers and sets out eligibility, analysis, and technical assistance activities for nursing workforce grants.

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (Senate)

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