,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ca1 #bjbc,mr4   
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,/rickl&1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,williams 
( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mrs4        
,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,sewell1
 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,meeks1   
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,lee (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,c>son1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4   
,clyburn1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4
 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act to /r5g!n ! m5tal heal? work=ce1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,/r5g!n+ ! m5tal   
heal? work=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,b (    
title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bic et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gdb4 

,/r5g!n+ ! m5tal heal? work=ce  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry  
out a m5tal heal? provid] loan def]m5t &
 =giv5ess program "u :i* ! eligible     
individual agrees to be employ$ full-"t 
= a p]iod ( at lea/ #e ye>s 7beg9n+ on !
 date on :i* ! individual graduates f   
m$ical s*ool7 9 provid+ m5tal &         
behavioral heal? c>e1 includ+ sub/ance  
abuse prev5tion & treatm5t s]vices--    
7#a7 z a solo practition]-- 7,a7 at lea/
 #cj p]c5t ( ! pati5ts ( :i* are        
individuals receiv+ m$ical assi/ance "u 
a ,/ate plan "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7or a waiv] ( su* plan72 
&  7,b7 at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( ! pati5ts ( 
:i* are memb]s ( a racial & e?nic       
m9ority gr\p 7z def9$ 9 section #agjg72 
or  7#b7 at an in/itution t accepts     
pati5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 & 
at :i* at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( ! pati5ts    
s]v$ by ! in/itution are memb]s ( a     
racial & e?nic m9ority gr\p 7z def9$ 9  
section #agjg74  7b7 ,program           
adm9i/ration ,?r\gh ! program e/abli%$  

"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ent]   
into contracts ) eligible individuals "u
 :i*-- 7#a7 su* eligible individuals w  
agree to provide m5tal & behavioral     
heal? c>e s]vices z describ$ 9          
subsection 7a72  7#b7 ! ,secret>y agrees
 t p]iodic in/allm5ts ( ! pr9cipal ( an 
eligible loan ne$ n be paid1 b int]e/   
%all accrue & be paid1 dur+ any p]iod   
dur+ :i* ! borr[] is employ$ z describ$ 
9 subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y1  
?r\gh ! hold] ( ! loan1 w assume !      
obligation to repay ! less] ( #ajj p]c5t
 or #bjj1jjj ( ! total am\nt ( pr9cipal 
& int]e/ ( an eligible loan1 t are      
out/&+ z ( ! day imm$iately prec$+ !    
fir/ day ( ! fir/ ye> ( s]vice 7z       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a771 = an        
eligible individual1 :o--  7,a7 has be5 
employ$ z describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = #e
 consecutive ye>s2 &  7,b7 is n 9       
default on a loan = :i* ! individual    
seeks =giv5ess4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m eligible individual
 means an individual :o--  7,a7  7i7 has

 be5 accept$ = enrollm5t1 or be enroll$1
 z a /ud5t 9 a m9ority-s]v+ in/itution  
eligible to receive fund+ "u section    
#cga ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
9 a c\rse ( /udy or program lead+ to a  
m5tal or behavioral heal? pr(essions    
degree or c]tificate2 or  7ii7 is       
complet+ tra9+ h\rs "u cl9ical          
sup]vision = purposes ( obta9+ su* a    
degree or c]tificate2 &  7,b7 has       
accept$ employm5t z describ$ 9          
subsection 7a71 to comm5ce ^u           
graduation4  7#b7 ,! t]m eligible loan  
means--  7,a7 any loan = education or   
tra9+ = m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e1   
includ+ sub/ance abuse prev5tion &      
treatm5t1 employm5t2  7,b7 any ,f$]al   
,direct ,/af=d ,loan1 ,f$]al ,direct    
,,plus ,loan1 ,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 ( #aife72  7,c7 any     
,f$]al ,p]k9s ,loan "u "p ,e ( title ,i 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife2 &   

7,d7 any o!r ,f$]al loan z det]m9$      
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  4