1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act . 2. Palliative care and hospice education and training (a) In general Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 759 the following: 759A. Palliative care and hospice education and training (a) Palliative care and hospice education centers (1) In general The Secretary shall award grants or contracts under this section to entities described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of section 799B, and section 801(2), for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers that meet the requirements of paragraph (2). (2) Requirements A Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center meets the requirements of this paragraph if such Center— (A) improves the interprofessional team-based training of health professionals in palliative care, including residencies, traineeships, or fellowships; (B) develops and disseminates interprofessional team-based curricula relating to the palliative treatment of the complex health problems of individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (C) supports the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in interprofessional team-based palliative care; (D) supports interprofessional team-based continuing education of health professionals who provide palliative care to patients with serious or life-threatening illness; (E) provides students (including residents, trainees, and fellows) with clinical training in interprofessional team-based palliative care in appropriate health settings, including hospitals, hospices, home care, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory care centers