,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjbj,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
include certain employment as a health  
care practitioner as eligible for public
 service loan forgiveness1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,stopping ,doctor   
,shortages ,act4  #b4 ,amendments to    
terms and conditions of public service  
loan forgiveness ,section #dee7m77#c7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77#c77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 ,full-time             
professionals engaged in health care    
practitioner occupations ,the term      
full-time professionals engaged in      

health care practitioner occupations    
includes an individual who-- 7i7 has a  
full-time job as a health care          
practitioner2  7ii7 provides medical    
services in such full-time job at a     
nonprofit hospital or public hospital or
 other nonprofit or public health care  
facility2 and  7iii7 is prohibited from 
being employed directly by such hospital
 or other health care facility by ,state
 law4  4