I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2009 Mr. Space (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Braley of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Access Act of 2009.

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Reauthorization of National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs

Subsection (a) of section 338H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q) is amended to read as follows: (a)

Authorization of appropriations

For the purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated— (1)for fiscal year 2010, $432,000,000; (2)for fiscal year 2011, $518,400,000; (3)for fiscal year 2012, $622,080,000; (4)for fiscal year 2013, $746,496,000; and (5)for fiscal year 2014, $895,795,200. .