,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #f1 #bjbj,ms4   
,smi? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,ms4    
,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to increase ! ,f$]al %>e (     
op]at+ co/s = c]ta9 projects t receive  
grants "u ! ,=mula ,grants to ,rural    
,areas ,program ( ! ,f$]al ,transit     
,adm9i/ration4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,inve/m5ts 9 ,rural
 ,transit ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,increas$  
,f$]al %>e ( op]at+ co/s = c]ta9 areas  
,section #ecaa7;g77#b77;,b7 ( title #di1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
! subp>agraph head+1 by /rik+ ,exception
 & ins]t+ ,exceptions2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,a
 ,/ate & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,/ates ) 
nontaxable ,indian l&s or public doma9  
l&s ,subject to clause 7ii71 a ,/ate  2 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7
 ,areas ) p>ticul> ne$s  7,i7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is clause1 ! t]m area ( p]si/5t    

pov]ty means-- 7aa7 any c\nty 9 :i* n   
less ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! population has   
liv$ 9 pov]ty dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #cj-ye>  
p]iod1 z measur$ by-- 7,,aa7 ! second & 
?ird mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5suses2 &      
7,,bb7 ! ,small ,area ,income & ,pov]ty 
,e/imates ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus = ! mo/
 rec5t ye> = :i* ! ,e/imates are        
available2 or  7bb7 any c5sus tract ) a 
pov]ty rate ( n less ?an #bj p]c5t1 z   
measur$ by mo/ rec5t #e-ye> data s]ies  
available f ! ,am]ican ,community       
,survey ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7,,ii7 
,increas$ ,f$]al %>e ,a grant made "u   
?is section = op]at+ assi/ance to an    
op]ator ( public transportation t s]ves 
an area t meets "o or m ( ! crit]ia "u  
subclause 7,,iii7 %all be = #hj p]c5t ( 
! net op]at+ co/s ( ! project1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7,,iii7 ,crit]ia ,!   
crit]ia ref]r$ to 9 subclause 7,,ii7 are
 t an area-- 7aa7 is an area ( p]si/5t  
pov]ty2  7bb7 is a c\nty 9 :i* n less   
?an #be p]c5t ( resid5ts are age #fe or 
old]1 accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t #e-ye>     

e/imate ( ! ,am]ican ,community ,survey 
( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2  7cc7 is a c\nty
 t1 or is a c\nty t includes a site t-- 
7,,aa7 has be5 designat$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices z a heal?    
pr(essional %ortage area "u section     
#ccb7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e7a77 on ! basis ( 
a prim>y c>e or m5tal heal? c>e %ortage2
 & 7,,bb7 receiv$ a heal? pr(essional   
%ortage area score = ! mo/ rec5t program
 ye>1 ) respect to prim>y c>e or m5tal  
heal? c>e1 t 0 n less ?an ! l[e/ m9imum 
score1 z designat$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = t program    
ye>1 necess>y = ! site to be eligible = 
! assignm5t ( ,national ,heal? ,s]vice  
,corps memb]s provid+ prim>y c>e or     
m5tal heal? c>e1 respectively1 =        
fulfillm5t ( obligat$ s]vice "u !       
,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps         
,s*ol>%ip ,program2 or  7dd7 is a c\nty 
) a population d5sity ( n m ?an #bj     
p]sons p] squ>e mile ( l& area1 bas$ on 
! mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5sus4  4