; employer The terms employ and employer have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. (3) Health care workforce The term health care workforce means the workforce comprised of health care providers with direct patient care and support responsibilities and public health workers. (4) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community band, or component reservation individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act , pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ). (5) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (6) Internationally educated health care professional The term internationally educated health care professional means an individual who— (A) completed the education requirements for a health care workforce profession in another country; and (B) is— (i) lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (ii) admitted as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (iii) granted asylum under section 208 of such Act; or (iv) an alien otherwise authorized to be employed in the United States. (h) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. .