NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

SEC. 101. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. (a) Provision of Primary Health Services.—Section 331(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting “(1)” after the subsection designation; and (B) by striking “There is” and all that follows and inserting the following: “For the purpose of eliminating health manpower shortages in health manpower shortage areas, there is established, within the Service, the National Health Service Corps, which shall consist of” (2) by striking “States,” at the end of paragraph (1)(C) and all that follows and inserting “States.”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(2) The Corps shall be utilized by the Secretary to provide primary health services in health manpower shortage areas. “(3) For purposes of this subpart and subpart III: “(A) The term ‘Corps’ means the National Health Service Corps. “(B) The term ‘Corps member’ means each of the officers, employees, and individuals of which the Corps consists pursuant to paragraph (1). “(C) The term ‘health manpower shortage area’ has the meaning given such term in section 332(a). “(D) The term ‘primary health services’ means health services regarding family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, or mental health, that are provided by physicians or other health professionals.”. 104 STAT. 3014 (b) Recruitment and Retention of Corp Members, Including Volunteers.—Section 331(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after the subsection designation; (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Such recruiting programs shall include efforts to recruit individuals who will serve in the Corps other than pursuant to obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program.”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) In the case of physicians, dentists, certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who have an interest and a commitment to providing primary health care, the Secretary may establish fellowship programs to enable such health professionals to gain exposure to and expertise in the delivery of primary health services in health manpower shortage areas. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that any such programs are established in conjunction with accredited residency programs, and other training programs, regarding such health professions.”. (c) Removal of Limitation Regarding Supplemental Pay During Initial Years of Service.—Section 331(d)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended by striking striking “(not to exceed $1,000)”. (d) Adequate Staff for Corps Program.—Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 (U.S.C. 254d) is amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following new subsection: “(h) The Secretary shall ensure that adequate staff is provided to the Service with respect to effectively administering the program for the Corps.”. (e) Technical Amendment Regarding Definitions.—Section 331(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(i)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “and subpart III” before the colon.