,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,ms4  
,baldw9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
increase ! numb] ( graduate m$ical      
education resid5cy positions at m$ical  
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,work=ce       
,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4          
,increase ( graduate m$ical education   
resid5cy positions at m$ical facilities 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  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 any m$ical facility ( !    

,dep>tm5t t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is     
exp]i5c+ a %ortage ( physicians4  7#b7  
,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all--  7,a7 det]m9e ! specialty ( heal?
 c>e pr(essionals ) respect to :i* ea*  
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* !   
,secret>y has made a det]m9ation "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 is exp]i5c+ a %ortage (   
physicians1 includ+ ) respect to prim>y 
c>e & m5tal heal?2  7,b7 allocate !     
resid5cy programs & resid5cy positions  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 bas$ on ! det]m9ation  
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7    
notify ,congress ( ! in=mation us$ by ! 
,secret>y to make ! det]m9ation requir$ 
by subp>agraph 7,a74  4  7b7 ,five-,ye> 
increase  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out    
section #gcjb7;e7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all increase ! numb] 
( graduate m$ical education resid5cy    
positions at m$ical facilities ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs by n less 

?an #b1jjj positions4  7#b7 ,priority ,9
 increas+ ! numb] ( graduate m$ical     
education resid5cy positions at m$ical  
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to 
m$ical facilities t-- 7,a7 z ( ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 d n h a m$ical   
resid5cy program2 &  7,b7 are locat$ 9 a
 community 9 :i* !re is a high ne$ =    
heal? c>e = vet]ans4