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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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]vices4  #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