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,mexico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to ext5d fund+ = !  
,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps program4
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z ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps     
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,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!       
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designat$ %ortage areas ( ! c\ntry4     
7#b7 ,! ,,nhsc program has prov5 to be  
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areas4  7#f7 ,a mode/ expansion ( !     
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c>e ?r\gh a ,,nhsc-support$ provid]4    
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 reasons1 x is vital to ext5d & /r5g!n !
 ,,nhsc program = fiscal ye> #bjah &    
beyond4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( fund+ = !      
national heal? s]vice corps program     
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,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b-#b7;b77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by    
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+

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  7,f7 #cbj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah2 
7,g7 #ccj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai2   
7,h7 #cdj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj2   
7,i7 #cej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba2 & 
7,j7 #cfj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb4  4