1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019 . 2. Increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) by redesignating part G ( 42 U.S.C. 295j et seq.) as part H; and (2) by inserting after part F ( 42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) the following new part: G Increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology 783. Scholarships and stipends (a) In general The Secretary may award grants and contracts to eligible entities to increase educational opportunities in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology for eligible individuals by— (1) providing student scholarships or stipends, including for— (A) completion of an accelerated degree program; (B) completion of an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree program; and (C) entry by a diploma or associate’s degree practitioner into a bridge or degree completion program; (2) providing assistance for completion of prerequisite courses or other preparation necessary for acceptance for enrollment in the eligible entity