,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjbe,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social  
,security ,act to make improvements to  
the redistribution of residency slots   
under the ,medicare program after a     
hospital closes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,physicians   
for ,underserved ,areas ,act4  #b4      
,improvements to the redistribution of  
residency slots under the ,medicare     
program after a hospital closes  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #ahhf7;h77#d77;,h77vi7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7h77#d77;,h77vi77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,,ii7--    
7,a7 by striking item 7cc7 and          
redesignating item 7dd7 as item 7cc72   
and  7,b7 in item 7cc71 as redesignated 
under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by        

striking ,fourth and inserting ,third2  
and  7ii7 by striking item 7cc7 and     
inserting item 7bb72 and  7#b7 in       
subclause 7,,iii71 by striking          
likelihood of filling and all that      
follows and inserting the following3    
8likelihood of--  7aa7 starting to      
utilize the positions made available    
under this clause within #b years2 and  
7bb7 filling the positions made         
available under this clause within #e   
years4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to the redistribution of residency
 slots with respect to hospitals that   
close on or after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4