,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california 7for
 herself1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4  
,fattah1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4  
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,meeks1
 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 and ,mr4  
,hastings7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to prioritize the         
treatment of veterans with traumatic    
brain injuries through the ,national    
,health ,service ,corps1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,prioritizing treatment  
of traumatic brain injuries and ,,ptsd  
by ,national ,health ,service ,corps    
7a7 ,priority in assigning ,corps       
personnel ,section #ccc;,a7a77#a7 of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;f-#a7;a77#a77 is amended 

by striking 7#a7 give priority to and   
all that follows through the end of     
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7#a7 give priority to any   
such application that--  7,a7 is made   
regarding the provision of primary      
health services to a health professional
 shortage area-- 7i7 with the greatest  
such shortage2 or  7ii7 serving a high  
number of veterans 7as defined in       
section #aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code7 with mental and          
behavioral issues and other ailments    
resulting from traumatic brain injuries2
 and  4  7b7 ,priority for receiving    
loan repayment contracts ,section       
#cch;,b7d77#b7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bedl-#a7;d77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,d7 to any     
application for such a contract         

submitted by an individual who has      
received1 or is receiving1 training with
 respect to assessment of risk for1     
early intervention for1 and diagnosis1  
management1 and treatment of1           
posttraumatic stress disorder 7including
 in connection with traumatic brain     
injuries7 pursuant to clinical practice 
guidelines of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs and the ,department  
of ,defense4  4