,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #digj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjba,mr4  
,o',hall]an 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1
 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 & ,mr4 ,k9d7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a grant    
program to enc\rage ! developm5t &      
expansion ( approv$ m$ical resid5cy     
tra9+ programs 9 rural areas4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural 
,m$ical ,resid5cy ,expansion ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,grant program to enc\rage !
 developm5t & expansion ( approv$ m$ical
 resid5cy tra9+ programs 9 rural areas  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all e/abli% a program to be kn[n z !   
,rural ,m$ical ,resid5cy ,expansion     
,grant ,program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,program7 = purposes ( aw>d+ grants

 dur+ ! #aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on su* date
 to qualify+ hospitals & entities 7z    
def9$ 9 subsection 7d77 to facilitate ! 
developm5t or expansion ( approv$ m$ical
 resid5cy tra9+ programs 7z def9$ =     
purposes ( section #ahhf7;h7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acieww7h7774  7b7 ,application ,!      
,secret>y may aw>d grants "u ! ,program 
only to a qualify+ hospital t submits to
 ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z   
may be specifi$ by ! ,secret>y4 ,su*    
aw>d %all be 9 an am\nt det]m9$         
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,use ( 
funds ,funds made available to a        
qualify+ hospital pursuant to a grant   
aw>d$ "u ! ,program may only be us$ by  
su* hospital to-- 7#a7 develop an       
approv$ m$ical resid5cy tra9+ program2  
or  7#b7 exp& an exi/+ su* program4  7d7
 ,qualify+ hospital & entity def9$ ,=   
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m qualify+  
hospital & entity means-- 7#a7 a        
hospital 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa ( !   

,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex772  7#b7 a critical access       
hospital 7z s def9$72  7#c7 a sole      
community hospital 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ahhf7;d77#e77;,d77iii7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7d77#e77;,d77iii7772   
7#d7 a rural em]g5cy hospital 7z def9$ 9
 section #ahfa7kkk77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7kkk77#b7772 or  7#e7 an
 entity eligible = ! ,rural ,resid5cy   
,plann+ & ,developm5t ,program adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,heal? ,res\rces  ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  7e7 ,report+  7#a7    
,initial report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date specifi$ 9 subsection 7a71 !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate on h[ _m  
qualify+ hospitals & entities receiv$   
fund+ "u ! ,program & h[ _m new resid5ts
 7 tra9$ z a result ( ! ,program4  7#b7 
,subsequ5t reports ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal?

 & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to su*   
,committees a report t id5tifies !      
practices ( resid5ts p>ticipat+ 9 !     
,program 7includ+ :e!r su* resid5ts are 
practic+ 9 a rural area7 #e & #aj ye>s  
aft] ! report is submitt$ pursuant to   
p>agraph 7#a74  7f7 ,fund+ ,!re are     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj 
= ! #aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ ) ! fir/ cal5d>
 ye> 9 :i* ! ,program is e/abli%$ =     
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section4