[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6676 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6676

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment 
under National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of a 
               5-year commitment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2020

   Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment 
under National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of a 
               5-year commitment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creation of Opportunities for 
Medical Manpower in Underserved Neighborhoods by Indemnifying Tuition 
and Incentivizing Exceptional Service Act'' or the ``COMMUNITIES Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL REPAYMENT UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN 
              REPAYMENT PROGRAM IN CASE OF 5-YEAR COMMITMENT.

    Section 338(g)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l-
1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Full repayment in case of 5-year 
                commitment.--In the case of an individual who, pursuant 
                to subsection (f)(1)(B)(iv), agrees to serve for a 
                period of obligated service equal to 5 years, the 
                Secretary, for each such year of obligated service, 
                shall pay (subject to the availability of 
                appropriations) on behalf of the individual the total 
                amount owed by such individual for loans described in 
                paragraph (1), divided by 5.''.
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