,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bddc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to provide = inve/m5t 9    
tomorr['s p$iatric heal? c>e work=ce4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,inve/m5t 9 ,tomorr['s ,p$iatric     
,heal? ,c>e ,work=ce ,act4  #b4         
,inve/m5t 9 tomorr['s p$iatric heal? c>e
 work=ce ,section #gge ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bie;f7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3      
#gge4 ,inve/m5t 9 tomorr['s p$iatric    
heal? c>e work=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry out a     
program ( ent]+ into p$iatric specialty 
loan repaym5t agreem5ts ) qualifi$ heal?
 pr(essionals "u :i*--  7#a7 ! qualifi$ 
heal? pr(essional agrees to a p]iod ( n 
less ?an #b ye>s ( obligat$ s]vice dur+ 

:i* ! pr(essional w--  7,a7 p>ticipate 9
 an accr$it$ p$iatric m$ical            
subspecialty1 p$iatric surgical         
specialty1 *ild & adolesc5t psy*iatry   
subspecialty1 or *ild & adolesc5t m5tal 
& behavioral heal? resid5cy or fell[%ip2
 or  7,b7 be employ$ full-"t 9 provid+  
p$iatric m$ical subspecialty c>e1       
p$iatric surgical specialty c>e1 *ild & 
adolesc5t psy*iatry subspecialty c>e1 or
 *ild & adolesc5t m5tal & behavioral    
heal? c>e1 includ+ sub/ance use disord] 
prev5tion & treatm5t s]vices1 9 an area 
)--  7i7 a %ortage ( heal? c>e          
pr(essionals practic+ 9 ! p$iatric      
m$ical subspecialty1 ! p$iatric surgical
 specialty1 ! *ild & adolesc5t psy*iatry
 subspecialty1 or *ild & adolesc5t m5tal
 & behavioral heal?1 z applicable2 &    
7ii7 a suffici5t p$iatric population1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 to support !    
addition ( a practition] 9 ! p$iatric   
m$ical subspecialty1 ! p$iatric surgical
 specialty1 ! *ild & adolesc5t psy*iatry
 subspecialty1 or *ild & adolesc5t m5tal

 & behavioral heal?1 z applicable2 &    
7#b7 ! ,secret>y agrees to make paym5ts 
on ! pr9cipal & int]e/ ( und]graduate1  
graduate1 or graduate m$ical education  
loans ( ! qualifi$ heal? pr(essional ( n
 m ?an #ce1jjj a ye> = ea* ye> ( agre$  
^u s]vice "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a p]iod ( n
 m ?an #c ye>s4  7b7 ,eligibility       
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,p$iatric m$ical      
speciali/s & p$iatric surgical          
speciali/s ,= purposes ( loan repaym5t  
agreem5ts "u ?is section ) respect to   
p$iatric m$ical subspecialty & p$iatric 
surgical specialty practition]s1 ! t]m  
qualifi$ heal? pr(essional means a      
lic5s$ physician :o--  7,a7 is ent]+ or 
receiv+ tra9+ 9 an accr$it$ p$iatric    
m$ical subspecialty or p$iatric surgical
 subspecialty resid5cy or fell[%ip2 or  
7,b7 has complet$ 7b n prior to ! end ( 
! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ! ,inve/m5t 9        
,tomorr['s ,p$iatric ,heal? ,c>e        
,work=ce ,act is enact$7 ! tra9+        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,*ild
 & adolesc5t psy*iatry & m5tal &        

behavioral heal? ,= purposes ( loan     
repaym5t agreem5ts "u ?is section )     
respect to *ild & adolesc5t m5tal &     
behavioral heal? c>e1 ! t]m qualifi$    
heal? pr(essional means a heal? c>e     
pr(essional :o--  7,a7 has receiv$      
specializ$ tra9+ or cl9ical exp]i5ce 9  
*ild & adolesc5t m5tal heal? 9          
psy*iatry1 psy*ology1 s*ool psy*ology1  
or psy*iatric nurs+2  7,b7 has a lic5se 
or c]tification 9 a ,/ate to practice   
allopa?ic m$ic9e1 o/eopa?ic m$ic9e1     
psy*ology1 s*ool psy*ology1 or          
psy*iatric nurs+2 or  7,c7 is a m5tal   
heal? s]vice pr(essional :o has complet$
 7b n be=e ! end ( ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ! 
,inve/m5t 9 ,tomorr['s ,p$iatric ,heal? 
,c>e ,work=ce ,act is enact$7 specializ$
 tra9+ or cl9ical exp]i5ce 9 *ild &     
adolesc5t m5tal heal? describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,additional     
eligibility requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may
 n ent] into a loan repaym5t agreem5t "u
 ?is section ) a qualifi$ heal?         
pr(essional unless--  7,a7 ! pr(essional

 agrees to "w 91 or = a provid] s]v+1 an
 area or community ) a %ortage (        
eligible qualifi$ heal? pr(essionals 7z 
def9$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b772  7,b7 ! 
pr(essional is a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz51 a
 p]man5t legal ,unit$ ,/ates resid5t1 or
 lawfully pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7,c7 if ! pr(essional is enroll$ 9 a    
graduate program1 ! program is accr$it$1
 & ! pr(essional has an acceptable level
 ( academic /&+ 7z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y74  7c7 ,priority ,9 ent]+ into
 loan repaym5t agreem5ts "u ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to      
applicants :o--  7#a7 h famili>ity )    
evid5ce-bas$ me?ods & cultural & l+ui/ic
 compet5ce 9 heal? c>e s]vices2 &  7#b7 
demon/rate f9ancial ne$4  7d7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd--  7#a7   
#cj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is section )   
respect to loan repaym5t agreem5ts )    
qualifi$ heal? pr(essionals describ$ 9  
subsection 7b77#a72 &  7#b7 #bj1jjj1jjj 

to c>ry out ?is section ) respect to    
loan repaym5t agreem5ts ) respect to    
qualifi$ heal? pr(essionals describ$ 9  
subsection 7b77#b74  4