,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dicc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mrs4 
,napolitano 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 
,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,williams
 ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,mr4 ,pocan1 & ,ms4 ,tokuda7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to modify ! loan repaym5t  
program = ! sub/ance use disord]        
treatm5t work=ce to relieve work=ce     
%ortages4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,pr(essionals
 ,work=ce ,%ortage ,loan ,repaym5t ,act 
( #bjbc4  #b4 ,loan repaym5t program =  
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t work=ce   
,section #gha ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;h7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 ,9 subsection 7a77#b71 by ins]t+ 1 
or ! individuals ea* agree to complete a
 p]iod ( s]vice 9 a m5tal heal?         

pr(essional %ortage area be=e ! p]iod2  
7#b7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by        
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#e7 z  
p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#f71 respectively2
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 foll[+3  7#b7 ,any loan us$ = obta9+ a 
degree f an accr$it$ in/itution ( high] 
education = education 9 m5tal heal? or a
 relat$ field lead+ to a ma/]'s degree1 
lead+ to a doctoral degree1 or consi/+ (
 po/-doctoral /udy4  2  7#c7 by /rik+   
subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,requirem5ts ( s]vice ,any individual   
receiv+ paym5ts "u ?is program z requir$
 by an agreem5t "u subsection 7a7 %all  
agree-- 7#a7 to an annual commitm5t to  
full-"t employm5t1 ) no m ?an #a ye>    
pass+ betwe5 any #b ye>s ( cov]$        
employm5t1 9 sub/ance use disord]       
treatm5t employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9--
  7,a7 a ,m5tal ,heal? ,pr(essional     
,%ortage ,area1 z designat$ "u section  
#ccb2 or  7,b7 a c\nty 7or a            
municipality1 if n conta9$ )9 any c\nty7
 :]e ! mean drug ov]dose dea? rate p]   

#ajj1jjj p ov] ! pa/ #c ye>s = :i*      
(ficial data is available f ! ,/ate1 is 
high] ?an ! mo/ rec5t available national
 av]age ov]dose dea? rate p] #ajj1jjj p1
 z report$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion2 or  7#b7 to up to
 #f ye>s ( full-"t employm5t1 ) no m ?an
 #a ye> pass+ betwe5 any #b ye>s ( cov]$
 employm5t1 9 behavioral & m5tal heal?  
employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9-- 7,a7 a  
m5tal heal? pr(essional %ortage area (  
greate/ ne$1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y = 
! purposes ( ?is section1 z designat$ "u
 section #ccb2 or  7,b7 any facility1   
program1 c5t]1 or cl9ic z det]m9$       
appropriate by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( 
?is section because ( a %ortage ( m5tal 
heal? pr(essionals1 includ+ private     
physician practices & o!r m$ical        
facilities designat$ "u section #ccb7;a7
 z hav+ su* a %ortage4  2  7#d7 9       
subsection 7e77#b71 by ins]t+ #cch;,b1  
#cch;,i1 or #hdf ( ?is ,act1 section    
aft] "u section2  7#e7 9 subsection     
7h77#b71 by ins]t+ & behavioral & m5tal 

heal? s]vices employees aft] treatm5t   
employees2  7#f7 9 subsection 7i7--     
7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#c7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d71       
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e    
p>agraph 7#b7 7z s r$esignat$71 !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! t]m #8behavioral &     
m5tal heal? employm5t' means full-"t    
employm5t 7includ+ a fell[%ip7 :]e !    
prim>y int5t & function ( ! position is 
! direct treatm5t or recov]y support (  
pati5ts ) or 9 recov]y f a behavioral   
heal? or m5tal heal? disord]1 :i* may   
include a physician 7) a degree ( doctor
 ( m$ic9e or doctor ( o/eopa?y71 a      
psy*iatric nurse1 a social work]1 a     
m>riage & family !rapi/1 a m5tal heal?  
c\nselor1 an occupational !rapi/1 a     
psy*ologi/1 a psy*iatri/1 a *ild &      
adolesc5t psy*iatri/1 or a neurologi/4  
2 &  7#g7 9 subsection 7j71 by /rik+    
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai   
?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+ #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjcb4