,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,ms4    
,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve ! public heal?      
work=ce loan repaym5t program4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/r5g!n+ ! ,public ,heal? ,work=ce ,act4
  #b4 ,public heal? work=ce loan        
repaym5t program ,section #ggf ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ supply ( 
& ins]t+ supply (1 & enc\rage recruitm5t
 (12 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ,f$]al12  7#b7 9  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ accr$it$       
academic educational in/itution 9 a     
,/ate or t]ritory 9 ! f9al ye> & ins]t+ 
in/itution ( high] education 9 ! f9al   
seme/] 7or equival5t72  7ii7 by /rik+ or
 heal? pr(essions degree or c]tificate &
 ins]t+ degree1 a heal? pr(essions      

degree1 or a degree 9 comput] sci5ce1   
in=mation sci5ce1 in=mation sy/ems1     
in=mation te*nology1 or /ati/ics2  7iii7
 by /rik+ ,f$]al12 &  7iv7 by add+ or   
aft] ! semicolon at ! end2  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 9 clause 7i7-- 
7,i7 by /rik+ accr$it$ educational      
in/itution 9 a ,/ate or t]ritory &      
ins]t+ in/itution ( high] education2 &  
7,,ii7 by /rik+ or heal? pr(essions     
degree or c]tificate & ins]t+ degree1 a 
heal? pr(essions degree1 or a degree 9  
comput] sci5ce1 in=mation sci5ce1       
in=mation sy/ems1 in=mation te*nology1  
or /ati/ics2 &  7ii7 9 clause 7ii71 by  
/rik+ ,f$]al12 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 
by /rik+ section #dee7m71 #dbh;,j1      
#dbh,k1 #dbh,l1 or #dfj & ins]t+ section
 #dbh,k or #dbh,l2  7#c7 9 subsection   
7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ or 
c]tificate2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--   
7i7 by /rik+ ,f$]al12 &  7ii7 by /rik+  
equal to ! great] (-- & all t foll[s    
?r\gh ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 
( at lea/ #b consecutive ye>s22  7#d7 9 

subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 
7#a7 to read z foll[s3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 loan repaym5t provid$ = an individual  
"u a writt5 contract "u ! ,program %all 
consi/ ( paym5t1 9 accordance ) p>agraph
 7#b71 = ! individual t[>d ! out/&+     
pr9cipal & int]e/ on education loans    
incurr$ by ! individual 9 ! pursuit ( ! 
relevant degree 9 accordance ) ! t]ms ( 
! contract4  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  
7i7 by /rik+ ,= ea* ye> & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* ye>  2 &  
7ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,consid]ations ,! ,secret>y may take    
action 9 mak+ aw>ds to ensure t-- 7i7 n 
less ?an #ej p]c5t ( contracts "u       
subsection 7c7 are aw>d$ to individuals1
 :o at ! "t ( ent]+ into ! contract1 are
 n employ$ by a local1 ,/ate1 or tribal 
public heal? ag5cy or a relat$ tra9+    
fell[%ip1 z recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y2 & 
7ii7 ! contracts provid$ "u subsection  
7c7 are equitably di/ribut$ among-- 7,i7
 ! geographical regions ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 &  7,,ii7 local1 ,/ate1 & tribal

 public heal? dep>tm5ts4  2 &  7,c7 by  
am5d+ p>agraph 7#c7 to read z foll[s3   
7#c7 ,tax treatm5t ( paym5ts ,= purposes
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 a  
paym5t made "u ?is section %all be      
treat$ 9 ! same mann] z an am\nt receiv$
 "u section #cch;,b7g71 z describ$ 9    
section #ajh7;f77#d7 ( su* ,code4  2    
7#e7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
receiv+ a degree or c]tificate f a heal?
 pr(essions or o!r relat$ s*ool & ins]t+
 ) a contract to s]ve "u subsection 7c72
 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or ext5d$ aft]       
po/pon$2  7#f7 by r$esignat+ subsection 
7g7 z subsection 7h72  7#g7 by ins]t+   
aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+3  7g7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife4  7#b7 ,full-"t 
,! t]m full-"t1 ) respect to employm5t1 
means employm5t-- 7,a7 ) a s+le qualify+
 employ] = n less ?an #cj h\rs p] week2 
or  7,b7 ) #b or m qualify+ employ]s = a

 total ( n less ?an #cj h\rs p] week4   
7#c7 ,education loan ,! t]m education   
loan means-- 7,a7 any loan made1 insur$1
 or gu>ante$ "u "p ,b1 ,d1 or ,e ( title
 ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (      
#aife2  7,b7 any loan made "u subp>t    
,,ii ( "p ,a ( ?is title or "p ,e (     
title ,,viii2  7,c7 a private education 
loan1 z def9$ 9 section #adj ( ! ,tru? 9
 ,l5d+ ,act2 or  7,d7 any o!r loan      
fund$1 insur$1 or gu>ante$ by any ,f$]al
 ag5cy t is n ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education &
 t is issu$ directly to a /ud5t4  2 &   
7#h7 9 subsection 7h71 z s r$esignat$1  
by /rik+ #aie1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>      
#bjaj1 & su* sums z may be necess>y =   
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaa ?r\gh #bjae &   
ins]t+ #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4