,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #figi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to designate c]ta9 m$ical  
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs z heal? pr(essional %ortage    
areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,access to ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,designation
 ( m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs z heal? pr(essional   
%ortage areas  7a7 ,,phsa ,section      
#ccb7;a77#a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7a77#a77 is   
am5d$ 9 ! second s5t5ce by ins]t+ &     
m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs 7includ+ ,/ate homes1 
z def9$ 9 section #aja7ai7 ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 aft] 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciex7aa7714  7b7 ,concurr5t b5efits  
7#a7 ,s*ol>%ip program ,section         

#cch;,a7b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl7b77 is am5d$--
 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ &2  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 n be         
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs ,heal? ,pr(essionals           
,educational ,assi/ance ,program "u     
*apt] #gf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  4  7#b7 ,debt r$uction program  
,section #cch;,b7b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bedl-#a7;b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 by /rik+ &2  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#d7 n be p>ticipat+ 9 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal?    
,pr(essionals ,educational ,assi/ance   
,program "u *apt] #gf ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  7c7            
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,national  
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps ,program "u subp>t
 ,,ii ( "p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public 

,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;d et seq471 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices %all consult ) !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) respect 
to heal? pr(essional %ortage areas t are
 m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 7includ+ ,/ate homes1 
z def9$ 9 section #aja7ai7 ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7d7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all take effect on ! date t is #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4