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Reports. Regulations.

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42 USC 254e note.

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10:15 Aug 27, 2004

PUBLIC LAW 108–163—DEC. 6, 2003

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) by striking ‘‘such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘such date of designation’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘, issued after the date of enactment of this Act, that revise’’ and inserting ‘‘regarding’’; and (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘330(h)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘330(h)(5)’’; (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘designation,.’’ and inserting ‘‘designation.’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary shall submit the report described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, issues— ‘‘(A) a regulation that revises the definition of a health professional shortage area for purposes of this section; or ‘‘(B) a regulation that revises the standards concerning priority of such an area under section 333A. ‘‘(2) On issuing a regulation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that describes the regulation. ‘‘(3) Each regulation described in paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the committees described in paragraph (2) receive a report referred to in such paragraph describing the regulation.’’. (2) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 302 of the Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002 (Public Law 107–251) is repealed. (g) ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL.—Section 333(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254f) is amended by moving subparagraph (C) so that the margin of subparagraph (C) is aligned with the margins of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D). (h) PRIORITIES IN ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL.—Section 333A(c)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254f–1(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days from such notification’’. (i) CHARGES FOR SERVICES.—Section 334(b)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254g(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the payment of’’ after ‘‘applied to’’. (j) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.— Section 338A(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 254l(d)(1)) is amended by moving subparagraph (B) so that the margin of subparagraph (B) is aligned with the margin of subparagraphs (A) and (C). (k) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 338B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) is amended by striking ‘‘PARTICIPATION.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An individual’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTICIPATION.— An individual’’. (l) BREACH OF CONTRACT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 338E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254o) is amended— (A) in subsection (c)(1), by moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and the flush matter following subparagraph (C), 2 ems to the left; and (B) by adding at the end the following:

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