,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjad ,ms4 
,titus 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4  
,takano1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,ms4   
,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,ruiz7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to increase ! numb] (     
graduate m$ical education resid5cy      
positions at hospitals adm9i/]$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,und]s]v$ ,vet]ans ,access to ,heal?    
,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,increase ( graduate    
m$ical education resid5cy positions  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #gcjb ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7    
7#a7 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !        
,secret>y %all e/abli% m$ical resid5cy  
programs1 or ensure a suffici5t numb] ( 
resid5cy positions 9 m$ical resid5cy    
programs1 at m$ical facilities ( !      

,dep>tm5t t ! ,secret>y det]m9es--  7,a7
 are exp]i5c+ a %ortage ( physicians2 & 
7,b7 are locat$ 9 communities t are     
designat$ z a heal? pr(essional %ortage 
area 7z def9$ 9 section #ccb ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bed;e774  7#b7 ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 det]m9e !
 specialty ( heal? c>e pr(essionals t a 
location is exp]i5c+ a %ortage (1       
includ+ ) respect to prim>y c>e & m5tal 
heal?2  7,b7 allocate ! resid5cy        
positions "u p>agraph 7#a7 bas$ on su*  
det]m9ation2 &  7,c7 notify ,congress ( 
! in=mation us$ by ! ,secret>y to make  
su* det]m9ation4  4  7b7 ,five-,ye> goal
 ,dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% n few]   
?an #b1jjj graduate m$ical education    
resid5cy positions pursuant to section  
#gcjb7;e7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74 ,9     
e/abli%+ su* positions1 ! ,secret>y %all
 give priority to m$ical facilities ( ! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t--  7#a7 
z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 d n 
h m$ical resid5cy programs2 &  7#b7 are 
locat$ 9 communities t h a high         
conc5tration ( vet]ans4