,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4     
,baucus7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for the participation of     
particular specialists determined by the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services to be directly related to the 
health needs stemming from environmental
 health hazards that have led to its    
declaration as a ,public ,health        
,emergency to be eligible under the     
,national ,health ,service ,corps in the
 ,national ,health ,service ,corps ,loan
 ,repayment ,program1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,health ,emergencies
 ,lack ,provider ,specialists ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings  7#a7 ,in        

communities facing environmental health 
hazards that have been declared a public
 health emergency 7pursuant to section  
#ajd7;a7 of the ,comprehensive          
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj71 it is   
increasingly difficult for the health   
care facilities in those areas to       
recruit the specialists necessary to    
treat the particular health needs of the
 residents4 ,as a result1 these         
communities and their populations are   
medically underserved4  7#b7 ,since     
#aigj1 the ,national ,health ,service   
,corps has helped communities recruit   
health care professionals who are       
committed to serving the needs of       
underserved populations4  #c4 ,national 
,health ,service ,corps2 participation  
of specialists in loan repayment and    
scholarship programs  7a7 ,mission of   
,corps2 ,definition of ,primary ,health 
,services ,section #cca7;a77#c77;,d7 of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;d7a77#c77;,d77 is amended

 by striking or mental health1 and      
inserting mental health1 or specialists 
needed to serve in medically underserved
 areas or populations that have needs   
for particular specialists related to a 
public health emergency declaration     
7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the    
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj7 based upon environmental health  
hazard-related health concerns14  7b7   
,loan repayment program ,section #cch;,b
 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl-#a7 is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking 
and physician assistants2 and inserting 
physician assistants1 and specialists   
related to the health needs of          
environmental exposure affected         
individuals stemming from its           
declaration as a public health emergency
 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj722  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a7--  

7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
before the semicolon the following3 1 or
 have been determined by the ,secretary 
to be a specialist necessary to treat   
the particular health needs of          
environmental exposure affected         
individuals in an area that has been    
declared a public health emergency      
7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the    
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj72  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by  
inserting specialists related to the    
health needs of environmental exposure  
affected individuals stemming from its  
declaration as a public health emergency
 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj71 after mental health12 and  7,c7 
in subparagraph 7,c77ii71 by inserting  
specialists related to the health needs 
of environmental exposure affected      
individuals stemming from its           
declaration as a public health emergency

 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj71 after dentistry12 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7i7   
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
environmental exposure affected         
individual means any individual who--   
7#a7 is diagnosed with a medical        
condition caused by the exposure of the 
individual to a public health hazard to 
which an emergency declaration applies1 
based on such medical conditions1       
diagnostic standards1 and other criteria
 as the ,secretary specifies2  7#b7 as  
demonstrated in such manner as the      
,secretary determines appropriate1 has  
been present for an aggregate total of  
#f months in the geographic area subject
 to the emergency declaration involved1 
during a period determined appropriate  
by the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 is         
determined under this section to meet   
the criteria described in this          
subsection4  4  7c7 ,scholarship program

 ,section #cch;,a of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71  
by striking and physician assistants2   
and inserting physician assistants1 and 
specialists related to the health needs 
of environmental exposure affected      
individuals stemming from its           
declaration as a public health emergency
 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj722  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by
 inserting before the semicolon the     
following3 1 or have been determined by 
the ,secretary to be a specialist       
necessary to treat the particular health
 needs of environmental exposure        
affected individuals in an area that has
 been declared a public health emergency
 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj72 and  7#c7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7i7 ,in this section1   

the term environmental exposure affected
 individual means any individual who--  
7#a7 is diagnosed with a medical        
condition caused by the exposure of the 
individual to a public health hazard to 
which an emergency declaration applies1 
based on such medical conditions1       
diagnostic standards1 and other criteria
 as the ,secretary specifies2  7#b7 as  
demonstrated in such manner as the      
,secretary determines appropriate1 has  
been present for an aggregate total of  
#f months in the geographic area subject
 to the emergency declaration involved1 
during a period determined appropriate  
by the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 is         
determined under this section to meet   
the criteria described in this          
subsection4  4