11 1 scribe) a recommended determination with respect to such 2 State which meets the requirements of paragraph (2), he 3 shall (after seeking the advice and assistance of the State 4 medical society for such State) determine the number and 5 location of the physician shortage areas (if any) of such 6 State on the basis of the most current and appropriate data 7 available to him". 91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AUGUST 27, 1970 Mr. CRANSTON (for himself, Mr. YARBOROUGH, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. JAVITS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. SCHWEIKER, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to meet the need for additional personnel in the health professions by encouraging and assisting disadvantaged individuals to pursue training designed to prepare them to engage in the practice of such professions, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Health Professions As4 sistance Amendments of 1970". 5 SEC. 2. Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is 6 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new. 7 part: 2 1 "PART H-GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ENCOURAGE FULL 2 3 4 UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL TALENT FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS "SEC. 799a. (a) To assist in meeting the need for addi 5 tional professional personnel in the health professions (as 6 defined in subsection (b)), the Secretary is authorized to 7 make grants to State or local educational agencies or other 8 public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and orga9 nizations, or enter into contracts (without regard to section. 10 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. (5)) for the purpose of 11 12 233 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 “(1) identifying individuals with a potential for education or training in the health professions (including veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States with training or experience in the health field) who due to socioeconomic factors are financially or educationally disadvantaged, and encouraging and assisting them (A) to enroll in a school of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, veterinary medicine, or public health which is accredited as provided in section 721 (b) (1) (B); or (B) if they are not qualified to 22 enroll in such a school, to undertake such postsecondary education or training as may be required to qualify them to enroll in such a school; "(2) publicizing existing sources of financial aid 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 available to persons enrolled in any such school or who are undertaking training necessary to qualify them to enroll in any such school; or "(3) establishing such programs as the Secretary determines will enhance and facilitate the enrollment, pursuit, and completion of study by individuals referred to in clause (1) in schools referred to in clause (1) (A). "(b) For purposes of this part, the term 'professional personnel in the health professions' refers to any of the 10 following 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "(1) doctors of medicine; "(2) doctors of dentistry or persons holding an equivalent degree; "(3) doctors of osteopathy; "(4) doctors of pharmacy or bachelors of science in pharmacy; "(5) doctors of optometry or persons holding an equivalent degree; "(6) doctors of podiatry or doctors of surgical chiropody; "(7) doctors of veterinary medicine or persons holding an equivalent degree; or "(8) graduates of schools of public health. "(c) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 25 this part, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 4 1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $7,000,000 for the 2 fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; $9,000,000 for the fiscal 3 year ending June 30, 1973; $11,000,000 for the fiscal year 4 ending June 30, 1974; and $13,000,000 for the fiscal year 6 ending June 30, 1975." SEC. 3. (a) Section 741 (a) of the Public Health Serv7 ice Act is amended 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out "Loans" and inserting in lieu thereof "except as otherwise provided in the succeeding sentence, loans"; (2) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out "$2,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,500"; and (3) by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: "In the case of any student who is an individual referred to in section 799a (a) (1) such loans may not exceed $7,000 for any such student (b) The second sentence of section 741 (f) of such Act 19 is amended 20 21 22 23 24 (1) by striking out "15 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "33 per centum"; (2) by striking out "a rural area" and inserting in lieu thereof "an urban or rural area"; and (3) by striking out "an amount equal to an addi tional 50 per centum of the total amount of such loans |