,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjbf,mr4    
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,turn] ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 & ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7 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* an eligible    
individual agrees to be employ$ full-"t 
z a qualifi$ m5tal heal? provid] = a    
p]iod ( at lea/ #e ye>s 7beg9n+ on !    
date on :i* ! individual is fir/ lic5s$ 
to practice z a qualifi$ m5tal heal?    
provid]7-- 7#a7 z a solo provid] )9 an  

area t has be5 designat$ z hav+ a       
%ortage ( m5tal heal? pr(essionals "u   
section #ccb2 or  7#b7 at an in/itution 
t s]ves pati5ts :o are locat$ 9 an area 
t has be5 designat$ z hav+ a %ortage (  
m5tal heal? pr(essionals "u section     
#ccb4  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 is 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 a qualifi$ m5tal    
heal? provid] 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>e employm5t1 includ+ 
education or tra9+ relat+ to sub/ance   
use prev5tion & treatm5t2  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  7#c7 ,! t]m
 qualifi$ m5tal heal? provid] means a   
provid] ( m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e  
s]vices1 includ+ sub/ance use prev5tion 
& treatm5t s]vices1 t is "o ( ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,a physician 7z def9$ 9 section    
#ahfa7r7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act7 ^: 
specialty is psy*iatry4  7,b7 ,a heal?  
s]vice psy*ologi/4  7,c7 ,a psy*iatric  
nurse speciali/ 7z def9$ 9 app5dix ,c to
 "p #e ( sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] #a ( title 
#db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations774  7,d7 ,a       
m>riage & family !rapi/ 7z def9$ 9      
section #ahfa7lll77#b7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act74  7,e7 ,a physician     

assi/ant1 nurse practition]1 or cl9ical 
nurse speciali/ 7z def9$ 9 section      
#ahfa7;aa77#e7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act7 ^: specialty is m5tal heal? or    
psy*iatry4  7,f7 ,a cl9ical social work]
 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;hh77#a7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act74  7,g7 ,a       
cl9ical psy*ologi/ 7z def9$ by !        
,secret>y = purposes ( section          
#ahfa7;ii7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act74 
7,h7 ,a m5tal heal? c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 
section #ahfa7lll77#d7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act74  4