,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aejf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,o',rourke 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bost1   
,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 and ,ms4
 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to increase the  
maximum amount of education debt        
reduction available for health care     
professionals employed by the ,veterans 
,health ,administration1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,va ,health ,care  
,provider ,education ,debt ,relief ,act 
of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3  7#a7 ,the ,veterans    
,health ,administration suffers from    
personnel shortages4  7#b7 ,it is       
essential that the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs work to correct such 
shortages1 focusing on health           
professional shortage areas designated  

by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services4  7#c7 ,to correct such       
shortages1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs should aggressively exercise   
the authority under section #gfhc of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
reduce the education debt of health care
 providers employed by the ,veterans    
,health ,administration4  #c4 ,increased
 maximum education debt reduction for   
health care professionals employed by   
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
,section #gfhc7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by striking      
#abj1jjj and inserting #aej1jjj2 and    
7,b7 by striking #bd1jjj and inserting  
#cj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in paragraph         
7#b77;,b71 by striking all that follows 
who and inserting works in a            
geographical area that the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services has       
designated under section #ccb of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7 as a health           

professional shortage area with regards 
to the specialty or assignment of the   
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