,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,baucus7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to provide = ! p>ticipation
 ( p>ticul> speciali/s det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
be directly relat$ to ! heal? ne$s /emm+
 f environm5tal heal? haz>ds t h l$ to  
its decl>ation z a ,public ,heal?       
,em]g5cy to be eligible "u ! ,national  
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps 9 ! ,national     
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps ,loan ,repaym5t   
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?  
,em]g5cies ,lack ,provid] ,speciali/s   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress     
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s  7#a7 ,9           
communities fac+ environm5tal heal?     
haz>ds t h be5 decl>$ a public heal?    
em]g5cy 7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 ( 

! ,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1
 ,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act (      
#aihj71 x is increas+ly difficult = !   
heal? c>e facilities 9 ^? areas to      
recruit ! speciali/s necess>y to treat !
 p>ticul> heal? ne$s ( ! resid5ts4 ,z a 
result1 ^! communities & _! populations 
are m$ically und]s]v$4  7#b7 ,s9ce      
#aigj1 ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps
 has help$ communities recruit heal? c>e
 pr(essionals :o are committ$ to s]v+ ! 
ne$s ( und]s]v$ populations4  #c4       
,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps2        
p>ticipation ( speciali/s 9 loan        
repaym5t & s*ol>%ip programs  7a7       
,mission ( ,corps2 ,def9ition ( ,prim>y 
,heal? ,s]vices ,section                
#cca7;a77#c77;,d7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed;d7a77#c77;,d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ or
 m5tal heal?1 & ins]t+ m5tal heal?1 or  
speciali/s ne$$ to s]ve 9 m$ically      
und]s]v$ areas or populations t h ne$s =
 p>ticul> speciali/s relat$ to a public 
heal? em]g5cy decl>ation 7pursuant to   

section #ajd7;a7 ( ! ,compreh5sive      
,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj7 bas$ ^u       
environm5tal heal? haz>d-relat$ heal?   
conc]ns14  7b7 ,loan repaym5t program   
,section #cch;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl-#a7 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by 
/rik+ & physician assi/ants2 & ins]t+   
physician assi/ants1 & speciali/s relat$
 to ! heal? ne$s ( environm5tal exposure
 affect$ individuals /emm+ f its        
decl>ation z a public heal? em]g5cy     
7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 ( !       
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act (       
#aihj722  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#a7--   
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ be=e 
! semicolon ! foll[+3 1 or h be5 det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y to be a speciali/       
necess>y to treat ! p>ticul> heal? ne$s 
( environm5tal exposure affect$         
individuals 9 an area t has be5 decl>$ a
 public heal? em]g5cy 7pursuant to      
section #ajd7;a7 ( ! ,compreh5sive      

,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj72  7,b7 9      
subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ speciali/s  
relat$ to ! heal? ne$s ( environm5tal   
exposure affect$ individuals /emm+ f its
 decl>ation z a public heal? em]g5cy    
7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 ( !       
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act (       
#aihj71 aft] m5tal heal?12 &  7,c7 9    
subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by ins]t+         
speciali/s relat$ to ! heal? ne$s (     
environm5tal exposure affect$           
individuals /emm+ f its decl>ation z a  
public heal? em]g5cy 7pursuant to       
section #ajd7;a7 ( ! ,compreh5sive      
,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj71 aft]         
d5ti/ry12 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7i7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m environm5tal exposure affect$     
individual means any individual :o--    
7#a7 is diagnos$ ) a m$ical condition   
caus$ by ! exposure ( ! individual to a 
public heal? haz>d to :i* an em]g5cy    

decl>ation applies1 bas$ on su* m$ical  
conditions1 diagno/ic /&>ds1 & o!r      
crit]ia z ! ,secret>y specifies2  7#b7 z
 demon/rat$ 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es appropriate1 has be5 pres5t =  
an aggregate total ( #f mon?s 9 !       
geographic area subject to ! em]g5cy    
decl>ation involv$1 dur+ a p]iod det]m9$
 appropriate by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 is 
det]m9$ "u ?is section to meet ! crit]ia
 describ$ 9 ?is subsection4  4  7c7     
,s*ol>%ip program ,section #cch;,a ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bedl7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a77#a71 by /rik+ & physician
 assi/ants2 & ins]t+ physician          
assi/ants1 & speciali/s relat$ to !     
heal? ne$s ( environm5tal exposure      
affect$ individuals /emm+ f its         
decl>ation z a public heal? em]g5cy     
7pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 ( !       
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act (       
#aihj722  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#a71 by 
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon ! foll[+3 1 or h

 be5 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be a     
speciali/ necess>y to treat ! p>ticul>  
heal? ne$s ( environm5tal exposure      
affect$ individuals 9 an area t has be5 
decl>$ a public heal? em]g5cy 7pursuant 
to section #ajd7;a7 ( ! ,compreh5sive   
,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act ( #aihj72 &  7#c7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m environm5tal exposure    
affect$ individual means any individual 
:o--  7#a7 is diagnos$ ) a m$ical       
condition caus$ by ! exposure ( !       
individual to a public heal? haz>d to   
:i* an em]g5cy decl>ation applies1 bas$ 
on su* m$ical conditions1 diagno/ic     
/&>ds1 & o!r crit]ia z ! ,secret>y      
specifies2  7#b7 z demon/rat$ 9 su*     
mann] z ! ,secret>y det]m9es            
appropriate1 has be5 pres5t = an        
aggregate total ( #f mon?s 9 !          
geographic area subject to ! em]g5cy    
decl>ation involv$1 dur+ a p]iod det]m9$
 appropriate by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 is 
det]m9$ "u ?is section to meet ! crit]ia

 describ$ 9 ?is subsection4  4