,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bi1        
#bjai,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee 
7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 and ,mr4   
,kustoff of ,tennessee7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to establish the         
,national ,health ,service ,corps ,rural
 ,provider ,loan ,repayment ,program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rural ,america ,health ,corps ,act4    
#b4 ,national ,health ,service ,corps   
,rural ,provider ,loan ,repayment       
,program ,subpart ,,iii of part ,d of   
title ,,iii of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #cch,o4 ,national       
,health ,service ,corps ,rural ,provider
 ,loan ,repayment ,program  7a7         
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   

,secretary shall establish a            
demonstration project to provide for the
 participation in the ,loan ,repayment  
,program described in section #cch;,b of
 individuals who are eligible for such  
program1 subject to subsection 7b71 and 
who agree to complete their service     
obligation in a health professional     
shortage area that is a rural area4     
7#b7 ,clarification of additional rural 
area positions ,the individuals         
receiving assistance under this         
subsection shall be in addition to any  
individuals who are otherwise           
participating in the ,loan ,repayment   
,program described in section #cch;,b   
and who agree to complete their service 
obligation in a health professional     
shortage area that is a rural area4  7b7
 ,procedure  7#a7 ,eligibility ,to be   
eligible to receive assistance under    
subsection 7a71 with respect to the     
program described in section #cch;,b1 an
 individual shall--  7,a7 comply with   
all rules and requirements described in 

such section1 except section            
#cch;,b7f77#a77;,b77iv7 and as provided 
in paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 agree to   
serve for a time period equal to #e     
years1 or such longer period as the     
individual may agree to1 in a health    
professional shortage area that is a    
rural area4  7#b7 ,requirements  7,a7   
,in general ,except as otherwise        
provided in this section1 all provisions
 in this subpart and subpart ,,ii       
pertaining to the administration of1 and
 other requirements with respect to1 the
 ,loan ,repayment ,program described in 
section #cch;,b shall apply to the      
demonstration project established under 
this section4  7,b7 ,payments for years 
served ,consistent with subparagraph    
7,a7 and subsections 7f7 and 7g7 of     
section #cch;,b1 the ,secretary shall   
pay on behalf of an individual receiving
 assistance under subsection 7a7 loans  
in accordance with such subsection 7g7  
for each year of obligated service the  
individual contracts to serve under     

paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7c7 ,designations 
,the demonstration project described in 
subsection 7a71 and any providers who   
are selected to participate in such     
project1 shall not be considered by the 
,secretary in the designation of health 
professional shortage areas under       
section #ccb during fiscal years #bjbj  
through #bjbd4  7d7 ,report ,not later  
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary shall submit a report to the 
relevant committees of ,congress that   
evaluates the participation of          
individuals in the demonstration project
 under subsection 7a71 the impact of    
such participation on rural areas1 and  
the benefit and feasibility of          
permanently allowing such placements in 
the ,loan ,repayment ,program4  7e7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section1 #be1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbd4  7f7 ,definition of rural area   

,for purposes of this section1 the term 
rural area has the meaning given such   
term in section #ccj;,j7e74  4