,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,ms4  
,sewell ( ,alabama introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
geographical div]sity 9 ! provision (   
heal? pr(ession opportunity grants "u   
section #bjjh ( ! ,social ,security     
,act1 & to require ! support s]vices    
provid$ ?r\gh ! use ( ! grants to       
include a transportation assi/ance plan4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,rural ,heal? ,tra9+ ,opportunities 
,act4  #b4 ,geographical div]sity 9     
provision ( grants2 inclusion (         
transportation assi/ance plan among     
support s]vices ,section #bjjh ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;g7 is am5d$ by r$esignat+         
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 
& 7e71 respectively1 & by ins]t+ aft]   
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7           
,geographical div]sity2 transportation  
assi/ance plan  7#a7 ,pref]5ce =        

applications = projects to s]ve a rural 
area ,9 consid]+ applications = a grant 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all give   
pref]5ce to applications :i* describe a 
demon/ration project t w s]ve a rural   
area 9 :i*--  7,a7 ! community 9 :i* !  
individuals to be enroll$ 9 ! project   
reside is locat$2  7,b7 ! project w be  
conduct$2 or  7,c7 an employ] p>tn]%ip t
 has committ$ to hir+ individuals :o    
successfully complete all activities "u 
! project is locat$4  7#b7 ,support     
requir$ to include transportation       
assi/ance plan ,a project = :i* a grant 
is made "u ?is section %all include a   
plan to provide project p>ticipants )   
transportation ?r\gh means su* z !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,ref]ral to1 & assi/ance )
 enrollm5t 91 a subsidiz$ transportation
 program4  7,b7 ,if a subsidiz$         
transportation program is n reasonably  
available1 direct paym5ts to subsidize  
transportation co/s4  ,= purposes ( ?is 
p>agraph1 ! t]m transportation includes 
public transit1 or gasol9e = a p]sonal  

vehicle if public transit is n          
reasonably accessible or available4     
7#c7 ,reports to ! congress ,dur+ ea*   
,congress1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate a report--  7,a7 on1 
) respect to ! p]iod s9ce ! p]iod cov]$ 
9 ! mo/ rec5t prior report submitt$ "u  
?is p>agraph--  7i7 ! numb] (           
applications submitt$ "u ea* subsection 
( ?is section1 ) a sep>ate /atem5t ( !  
numb] ( applications ref]r$ to 9        
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 ! numb] ( !      
applications t 7 approv$1 ) a sep>ate   
/atem5t ( ! numb] ( su* applications    
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 t    
includes an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess (
 ! demon/ration projects conduct$ "u ?is
 section ) respect to address+ heal?    
pr(essions work=ce %ortages or 9-dem&   
jobs 9 rural areas4  4  #c4 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all  
take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjai4