,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjag,mr4 ,smuck] 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,evans1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 & ,mr4 ,duffy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to provide grants =        
additional resid5cy slots 9 *ildr5's    
hospitals graduate m$ical education     
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ our ,p$iatric     
,work=ce ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,our ,nation is fac+ a critical         
physician %ortage4  7#b7 ,! pr$ict$     
supply ( p$iatric m$ical speciali/s is n
 expect$ to meet dem& ov] ! next t5     
ye>s1 :i* may make x m difficult to     
provide *ildr5 ) complex or special     
heal? conditions ! c>e !y ne$4  7#c7    
,curr5t ,*ildr5's ,hospital ,graduate   
,m$ical ,education 7,,*gme7 fund+ helps 
comp5sate = ! imbalance 9 am\nt (       

available fund+ = *ildr5's tea*+        
hospitals 9 comp>ison to o!r tea*+      
hospitals4  7#d7 ,! purpose ( ?is ,act  
is to fur!r support & /r5g!n ! ,*ildr5's
 ,hospital ,graduate ,m$ical ,education 
7,,*gme7 paym5t program by provid+      
additional assi/ance t>get$ at *ildr5's 
specialty c>e4  #c4 ,grants = additional
 resid5cy slots 9 *ildr5's hospitals    
graduate m$ical education programs      
,section #cdj;,e ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;e7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7i7 ,grant program =       
additional resid5cy slots  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration1 may1 = a ye> 7beg9n+ )   
#bjah71 make grants to--  7,a7 *ildr5's 
hospitals ) approv$ graduate m$ical     
resid5cy tra9+ programs t are o!rwise   
receiv+ fund+ "u ?is section = su* ye>1 
= ! direct exp5ses & indirect exp5ses   
associat$ ) op]at+ su* program ) respect
 to increas+ ! numb] ( slots = qualify+ 

full-"t equival5t resid5ts t exce$ !    
limitation on ! numb] ( full-"t         
equival5t resid5ts "u subp>agraph 7,f7 (
 section #ahhf7;h77#d7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act1 z appli$ pursuant to !  
previ\s provisions ( ?is section1       
includ+ = su* purpose ) respect to      
p$iatric-relat$ comb9$ specialty        
programs recogniz$ by an ,am]ican ,bo>d 
( ,m$ical ,specialties2 &  7,b7 *ildr5's
 hospitals = ! />t up co/s associat$ )  
e/abli%+ an approv$ graduate m$ical     
tra9+ program = qualify+ full-"t        
equival5t resid5ts4  7#b7 ,qualify+     
full-"t equival5t resid5ts ,= purposes (
 ?is subsection1 ! t]m qualify+ full-"t 
equival5t resid5t means a full-"t       
equival5t resid5t 9 p$iatric m$ical     
subspecialties1 or p$iatric surgical    
specialties4  7#c7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection1 
n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjah ?r\gh #bjbe4  4