,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #fbf  #aad?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abji
  ,report ,no4 #aad-hjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #c1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,burgess 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 
& ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,novemb] #ad1        
#bjaf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,meehan1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4      
,takai1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4
 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1   
,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,hanna1  
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4       
,amodei1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new
 ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (     
,massa*usetts1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4     
,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1
 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,heck ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4   

,takano1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4  
,himes1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4           
,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mrs4       
,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4   
,walb]g1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,k9d1   
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4     
,katko1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mrs4  
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,ms4 ,judy  
,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,d5t1 ,mrs4 ,mill]
 ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/         
,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,b5i%ek1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4
 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,latta1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1
 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4     
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4    
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4  
,pompeo1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,tonko1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 
& ,ms4 ,bonamici  ,novemb] #ad1 #bjaf   

,report$ ) am5dm5ts1 committ$ to !      
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p  
pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1
 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,m>* #c1
 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide = !      
designation ( mat]nity c>e heal?        
pr(essional %ortage areas4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+
 ,access to ,mat]nity ,c>e ,act4  #b4   
,mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional t>get   
areas ,section #ccb ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7k7  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 id5tify1 bas$ on ! data collect$ "u    
p>agraph 7#c71 mat]nity c>e heal?       
pr(essional t>get areas t satisfy !     
crit]ia describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 =      
purposes (1 9 connection ) receipt (    
assi/ance "u ?is title1 assign+ to su*  

id5tifi$ areas mat]nity c>e heal?       
pr(essionals :o1 )\t application ( ?is  
subsection1 w\ld o!rwise be eligible =  
su* assi/ance4 ,! ,secret>y %all        
di/ribute mat]nity c>e heal?            
pr(essionals )9 heal? pr(essional       
%ortage areas us+ ! mat]nity c>e heal?  
pr(essional t>get areas s id5tifi$4     
7#b7 ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all e/abli% crit]ia =        
mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional t>get    
areas t id5tify geographic areas )9     
heal? pr(essional %ortage areas t h a   
%ortage ( mat]nity c>e heal?            
pr(essionals4  7#c7 ,= purposes ( ?is   
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all collect &  
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] data comp>+ ! 
availability & ne$ ( mat]nity c>e heal? 
s]vices 9 heal? pr(essional %ortage     
areas & 9 areas )9 su* heal? pr(essional
 %ortage areas4  7#d7 ,9 c>ry+ out      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all seek    
input f relevant provid] organizations1 
includ+ m$ical societies1 organizations 
repres5t+ m$ical facilities1 & o!r      

organizations ) exp]tise 9 mat]nity c>e4
  7#e7 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 !  
t]m full scope mat]nity c>e heal?       
s]vices includes dur+ labor c>e1 bir?+1 
pr5atal c>e1 & po/p>tum c>e4  7#f7 ,no?+
 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ z--   
7,a7 requir+ ! id5tification ( a        
mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional t>get    
area 9 an area n o!rwise already        
designat$ z a heal? pr(essional %ortage 
area2 or  7,b7 affect+ ! types ( heal?  
pr(essionals1 )\t application ( ?is     
subsection1 o!rwise eligible =          
assi/ance1 includ+ a loan repaym5t or   
s*ol>%ip1 pursuant to ! application (   
?is section4  4  ,am5d ! title s z to   
read3 ,a bill to am5d ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act to di/ribute mat]nity c>e  
heal? pr(essionals to heal? pr(essional 
%ortage areas id5tifi$ z 9 ne$ (        
mat]nity c>e heal? s]vices44  ,novemb]  
#ad1 #bjaf ,report$ ) am5dm5ts1 committ$
 to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on !   
,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$