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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 heal? c>e       
practition]s 9 rural areas ) tra9+ 9    
prev5tive heal? c>e1 includ+ bo?        
physical & m5tal c>e1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,prev5tive ,heal? ,c>e ,tra9+  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,prev5tive heal? c>e 
tra9+ ,"p ,d ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid 
et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section
 #ged ! foll[+3  #ged;,a4 ,prev5tive    
heal? c>e tra9+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y may make grants to1 & ent]    
into contracts )1 eligible applicants to
 enable su* applicants to provide       
prev5tive heal? c>e tra9+1 9 accordance 
) subsection 7c71 to heal? c>e          

practition]s practic+ 9 rural areas4    
,su* tra9+ %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1
 include tra9+ 9 heal? c>e to prev5t bo?
 physical & m5tal disord]s be=e !       
initial occurr5ce ( su* disord]s4 ,9    
c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all enc\rage1 b may n require1 ! use ( 
int]discipl9>y tra9+ project            
applications4  7b7 ,limitation ,to be   
eligible to receive tra9+ us+ assi/ance 
provid$ "u subsection 7a71 a heal? c>e  
practition] %all be det]m9$ by !        
eligible applicant involv$ to be        
practic+1 or desir+ to practice1 9 a    
rural area4  7c7 ,use ( assi/ance       
,am\nts receiv$ "u a grant made or      
contract ent]$ into "u ?is section %all 
be us$--  7#a7 to provide /ud5t /ip5ds  
to individuals att5d+ rural community   
colleges or o!r in/itutions t s]vice    
pr$om9antly rural communities1 = !      
purpose ( enabl+ ! individuals to       
receive prev5tive heal? c>e tra9+2  7#b7
 to increase /aff support at rural      
community colleges or o!r in/itutions t 

s]vice pr$om9antly rural communities to 
facilitate ! provision ( prev5tive heal?
 c>e tra9+2  7#c7 to provide tra9+ 9    
appropriate rese>* & program evaluation 
skills 9 rural communities2  7#d7 to    
create & implem5t innovative programs & 
curricula ) a specific prev5tion        
compon5t2 &  7#e7 = o!r purposes z !    
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4   
7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section1 #e1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjag4  4