,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,bur*ett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4    
,roe ( ,t5nessee1 & ,mr4 ,des,jarlais7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a grant    
program = ,/ates t provide flexibility 9
 lic5s+ = heal? c>e provid]s :o (f]     
s]vices on a volunte] basis4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal? =
 ,ea* ,am]ican ,less =tunate ,?r\gh     
,help f m$ical pr(essionals ,9 ,e ,rural
 & impov]i%$ area ,act ( #bjai or !     
,,heal?i] ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,grant     
program = ,/ates provid+ flexibility 9  
lic5s+ = heal? c>e provid]s :o (f]      
s]vices on a volunte] basis  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all e/abli% a two-ye> grant   
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y aw>ds grants 
to ,/ates t adopt a volunte] heal? c>e  
provid] law dur+ ! p]iod ( ! grant      

program & to ,/ates t h adopt$ su* a law
 be=e su* p]iod4  7b7 ,volunte] heal?   
c>e provid] law ,= purposes ( ?is       
section1 ! t]m volunte] heal? c>e       
provid] law means1 a law ( a ,/ate t    
p]mits a heal? c>e provid] to provide   
heal? c>e s]vices 9 su* ,/ate 79 ?is    
subsection ref]r$ to z ! volunte] heal? 
c>e provid] law ,/ate71 ev5 ?\gh !      
provid] is n lic5s$ 9 su* ,/ate to      
provide su* s]vices1 if--  7#a7 su*     
s]vices are (f]$ & provid$ 9 ! volunte] 
heal? c>e provid] law ,/ate solely on a 
volunte] basis to rural or impov]i%$    
areas 7z def9$ by su* volunte] heal? c>e
 provid] law ,/ate7 t are locat$ )9 su* 
,/ate2 &  7#b7 su* provid] has an       
active1 un5cumb]$ lic5se to practice 9  
ano!r ,/ate & su* s]vices are )9 ! scope
 ( practice ( su* provid] 7z def9$ by   
su* volunte] heal? c>e provid] law      
,/ate74  7c7 ,adm9i/rative provisions   
7#a7 ,"o-"t grant ,a ,/ate %all be      
eligible = n m ?an "o grant "u ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,am\nt ( grant ,! am\nt (

 a grant aw>d$ a ,/ate "u ?is section   
%all be #a1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,additional    
def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3   
7#a7 ,volunte] basis ,! t]m volunte]    
basis means1 ) respect to heal? c>e     
s]vices provid$ by a heal? c>e provid]1 
t su* s]vices are provid$ by su*        
provid]--  7,a7 on behalf ( a nonpr(it  
organization1 su* z a *ur* or *>ity2    
7,b7 )\t receipt by su* provid] (       
comp5sation 7o!r ?an reasonable         
reimbursem5t or all[ance = exp5ses      
actually incurr$7 = provid+ su* s]vices2
 &  7,c7 = a p]iod n to exce$ #g        
consecutive days4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m    
,/ate means any ( ! #ej ,/ates & !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 &
 ,am]ican ,samoa4  7e7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ef1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjba to c>ry   
out ?is section4