,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1         
#bjai,ms4 ,h>ris 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,g>dn]7 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 au?orize a loan repaym5t
 program = m5tal heal? pr(essionals to  
relieve work=ce %ortages1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,pr(essionals
 ,work=ce ,%ortage ,loan ,repaym5t ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,loan repaym5t program =  
m5tal heal? pr(essionals 9 %ortage      
,title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ "p  
,g 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;j et seq47 z "p  
,h2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] "p ,f 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et seq47 ! foll[+3  ,g  
,m5tal ,heal? ,pr(essionals 9 ,work=ce  
,%ortage  #ghc4 ,loan repaym5t program =
 m5tal heal? pr(essionals 9 work=ce     
%ortages  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1    

act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 c>ry out a program "u :i*--  7#a7 !    
,secret>y ent]s into agreem5ts )        
individuals to make paym5ts 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7b7 on ! pr9cipal ( &     
int]e/ on any eligible loan2 &  7#b7 !  
individuals ea* agree to complete a     
p]iod ( s]vice 9 a m5tal heal?          
pr(essional %ortage area4  7b7 ,paym5ts 
,= ea* ye> ( obligat$ s]vice by an      
individual pursuant to an agreem5t "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all make a 
paym5t to su* individual z foll[s3  7#a7
 ,s]vice 9 a %ortage area ,! ,secret>y  
%all pay-- 7,a7 = ea* ye> ( obligat$    
s]vice by an individual pursuant to an  
agreem5t "u subsection 7a71 #af ( !     
pr9cipal ( & int]e/ on ea* eligible loan
 ( ! individual :i* is out/&+ on ! date 
! individual began s]vice pursuant to ! 
agreem5t2 &  7,b7 = completion ( ! six? 
& f9al ye> ( su* s]vice1 ! rema9d] ( su*
 pr9cipal & int]e/4  7#b7 ,maximum am\nt
 ,! total am\nt ( paym5ts "u ?is section

 to any individual %all n exce$         
#bej1jjj4  7c7 ,eligible loans ,! loans 
eligible = repaym5t "u ?is section are  
ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,any loan =       
education 9 m5tal heal? or a relat$     
field lead+ to a ma/]'s degree1 lead+ to
 a doctoral degree1 or consi/+ (        
po/-doctoral /udy4  7#b7 ,any ,f$]al    
,direct ,/af=d ,loan1 ,f$]al ,direct    
,,plus ,loan1 or ,f$]al ,direct         
,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan1 or ,f$]al    
,direct ,consolidation ,loan 7z su* t]ms
 are us$ 9 section #dee ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife74  7#c7 ,any    
,f$]al ,p]k9s ,loan "u "p ,e ( title ,i 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4     
7#d7 ,any o!r ,f$]al loan z det]m9$     
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,p]iod 
( s]vice ,! p]iod ( s]vice requir$ by an
 agreem5t "u subsection 7a7 %all consi/ 
( up to #f ye>s ( full-"t employm5t1 )  
no m ?an "o ye> pass+ betwe5 any two    
ye>s ( cov]$ employm5t1 z a m5tal heal? 
pr(essional 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a m5tal 
heal? pr(essional %ortage area4  7e7    

,ineligibility = d\ble b5efits ,no      
borr[] may1 = ! same s]vice1 receive a  
r$uction ( loan obligations or a loan   
repaym5t "u bo?--  7#a7 ?is subsection2 
&  7#b7 any f$]ally support$ loan       
=giv5ess program1 includ+ "u section    
#cch;,b1 #cch;,i1 or #hdf ( ?is ,act1 or
 section #dbh;,j1 #dbh,l1 #dee7m71 or   
#dfj ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4
  7f7 ,brea*  7#a7 ,liquidat$ damages   
=mula ,! ,secret>y may e/abli% a        
liquidat$ damages =mula to be us$ 9 !   
ev5t ( a brea* ( an agreem5t ent]$ into 
"u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,limitation ,! 
failure by an individual to complete !  
full p]iod ( s]vice obligat$ pursuant to
 su* an agreem5t1 tak5 alone1 %all n    
con/itute a brea* ( ! agreem5t1 s long z
 ! individual complet$ 9 good fai? !    
ye>s ( s]vice = :i* paym5ts 7 made to ! 
individual "u ?is section4  7g7         
,additional crit]ia ,! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 
may e/abli% su* crit]ia & rules to c>ry 
out ?is section z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
are ne$$ & 9 addition to ! crit]ia &    

rules specifi$ 9 ?is section2 &  7#b7   
%all give notice to ! committees        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7h7 ( any crit]ia 
& rules s e/abli%$4  7h7 ,report to     
congress ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ! ,m5tal ,heal?           
,pr(essionals ,work=ce ,%ortage ,loan   
,repaym5t ,act ( #bjai1 & e o!r ye>     
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e &      
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report  
on--  7#a7 ! numb] & location ( borr[]s 
:o h qualifi$ = loan repaym5ts "u ?is   
section2 &  7#b7 ! impact ( ?is section 
on ! availability ( m5tal heal? s]vices 
9 m5tal heal? pr(essional %ortage areas4
  7i7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,!
 t]m m5tal heal? pr(essional means a    
full-"t job 7includ+ a fell[%ip7 :]e !  
prim>y int5t & function ( ! job is !    
direct treatm5t or recov]y support (    
pati5ts ) or 9 recov]y f a m5tal heal?  
disord]1 su* z a physician 7,,md or     

,,d71 psy*iatric nurse1 social work]1   
m>riage & family !rapi/1 m5tal heal?    
c\nselor1 occupational !rapi/1          
psy*ologi/1 psy*iatri/1 *ild & adolesc5t
 psy*iatri/1 or neurologi/4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 m5tal heal? pr(essional %ortage area   
means-- 7,a7 an area designat$ "u       
section #ccb ) respect to a %ortage (   
m5tal heal? pr(essionals2 or  7,b7 any  
facility1 program1 c5t]1 or cl9ic z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y =    
purposes ( ?is section because ( a      
%ortage ( m5tal heal? pr(essionals1     
includ+ private physician practices &   
o!r m$ical facilities designat$ "u      
section #ccb7;a7 z hav+ su* a %ortage4  
7j7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbi4  4