H.R. 7289 establishes a new advisory committee within the Public Health Service to focus on workforce training at community health centers. The 15-member Advisory Committee on Training in Community Health Centers will include health professionals, at least one current patient from a community health center, and representatives from different geographic regions and practice settings, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services appointing members to staggered three-year terms within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The committee will advise the federal government on training policies, develop performance measures for community health center programs, and create guidelines for program evaluations, meeting at least twice yearly and publishing meeting agendas and summaries publicly. Committee members will receive compensation at the Executive Schedule Level IV daily rate plus travel expenses, though federal agency representatives will serve without additional pay. The committee must submit annual reports to Congress and the Secretary beginning three years after enactment, outlining its findings on community health center training and recommending appropriations levels.
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