,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dche  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjad ,mr4 
,burgess 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,capps7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to provide = ! designation 
( mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional %ortage
 areas4  #a4 ,mat]nity c>e heal?        
pr(essional %ortage areas  ,section #ccb
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7k7  7#a7 
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration1 %all designate mat]nity  
c>e heal? pr(essional %ortage areas 9 ! 
,/ates & at lea/ annually !reaft] review
 &1 z necess>y1 revise su* designations4
  7#b7 ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 & 9  
apply+ subsection 7b7 pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y %all seek    
input f relevant provid] organizations1 
includ+ m$ical societies1 organizations 

repres5t+ m$ical facilities1 & o!r      
organizations ) exp]tise 9 mat]nity c>e4
  7#c7 ,9 apply+ subsection 7d71        
pursuant to p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y  
%all collect & publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]
 data on heal? c>e pr(essional %ortage  
areas bas$ on pr(essional category (    
mat]nal heal? pr(essionals provid+ full 
scope mat]nity heal? c>e by provid] type
 z well z geographic region4 ,su* data  
%all be pres5t$ 9 a mann] to comp>e     
availability & ne$ ( su* pr(essionals by
 su* pr(essional category & geographic  
region4  7#d7 ,! provisions (           
subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 7e71 7f71    
7g71 7h71 7i71 & 7j7 7o!r ?an           
7j77#a77;,b77 ( ?is section %all apply  
to ! designation ( a mat]nity c>e heal? 
pr(essional %ortage area "u ?is         
subsection 9 a simil> mann] & ext5t z   
su* provisions apply to ! designation ( 
heal? pr(essional %ortage areas "u      
subsection 7a71 except--  7,a7 9 apply+ 
subsection 7b77#c71 ! ref]5ce 9 su*     
subsection to physicians %all be deem$  

to be a ref]5ce to physicians & o!r     
heal? pr(essionals z provid+ mat]nity   
c>e eligible = loan repaym5t "u ?is "p  
:o provide full scope mat]nity c>e2     
7,b7 9 apply+ subsection 7d7--  7i7 !   
ref]5ce 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* subsection
 to ,july #a ( #aiia %all be deem$ to be
 a ref]5ce to ,july #a ( #bjaf2 &  7ii7 
! descriptive li/ requir$ "u su*        
p>agraph1 ) respect to a mat]nity c>e   
heal? pr(essional %ortage area designat$
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 %all include--  7,i7 
population gr\ps 9 ! area t w\ld b5efit 
f full scope mat]nity c>e heal? s]vices2
 &  7,,ii7 ! provid]s & m$ical          
facilities t provide su* s]vices to su* 
gr\ps 9 su* area2 &  7,c7 9 apply+ su*  
provisions ( subsections 7b71 7c71 7e71 
7f71 7g71 7h71 7i71 & 7j71 a ref]5ce to 
an area1 population gr\p1 or facility   
%all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to an area
 or population gr\p describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#e74  7#e7 ,= purposes ( ?is           
subsection3  7,a7 ,! t]m #8mat]nity c>e 
heal? pr(essional %ortage area' means-- 

7i7 an area 9 an urban or rural area    
7:i* ne$ n con=m to ! geographic        
b\nd>ies ( a political subdivision & :i*
 is a rational area = ! deliv]y ( heal? 
s]vices7 :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es has a 
%ortage ( provid]s ( full scope mat]nity
 c>e heal? s]vices2  7ii7 an area 9 an  
urban or rural area 7:i* ne$ n con=m to 
! geographic b\nd>ies ( a political     
subdivision & :i* is a rational area = !
 deliv]y ( heal? s]vices7 :i* !         
,secret>y det]m9es has a %ortage (      
hospital or bir? c5t] labor & deliv]y   
units2 or  7iii7 a population gr\p :i* !
 ,secret>y det]m9es has su* a %ortage ( 
mat]nal provid]s or facilities4  7,b7 ,!
 t]m full scope mat]nity c>e heal?      
s]vices includes dur+ labor c>e1 bir?+1 
pr5atal c>e1 & po/p>tum c>e4  7,c7 ,!   
t]m m$ical facility has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 subsection 7a77#b7 & includes a  
free/&+ bir? c5t]1 z def9$ 9 section    
#aije7l77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act4  4