,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #figi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,kind 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gallagher7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
designate certain medical facilities of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs as
 health professional shortage areas1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 ,access to ,care ,act4  #b4            
,designation of medical facilities of   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs as
 health professional shortage areas  7a7
 ,,phsa ,section #ccb7;a77#a7 of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7a77#a77 is amended in  
the second sentence by inserting and    
medical facilities of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs 7including ,state   
homes1 as defined in section #aja7ai7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 after

 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa7714  7b7      
,concurrent benefits  7#a7 ,scholarship 
program ,section #cch;,a7b7 of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bedl7b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in
 paragraph 7#c71 by striking and2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#e7 not be participating in
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
,health ,professionals ,educational     
,assistance ,program under chapter #gf  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  4 
7#b7 ,debt reduction program ,section   
#cch;,b7b7 of the ,public ,health       
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bedl-#a7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking and2  7,b7  
in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#d7 not be participating in
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
,health ,professionals ,educational     

,assistance ,program under chapter #gf  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  4 
7c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the  
,national ,health ,service ,corps       
,program under subpart ,,ii of part ,d  
of title ,,iii of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;d et  
seq471 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services shall consult with the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs with   
respect to health professional shortage 
areas that are medical facilities of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
7including ,state homes1 as defined in  
section #aja7ai7 of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code74  7d7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect on the date that is   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4