Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/930

 95 STAT. 904

Report to Cbngress. 42 USC 254e. Notice.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 unmet demand and the likelihood that such demand would not be met in two years) which may be used to designate health manpower shortage areas. Not later than November 30, 1982, the Secretary shall report to the Congress the results of the activities undertaken under this subsection. (c) Section 332(e) is amended by inserting "(1)" before "Prior" and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) Prior to the designation of a health manpower shortage area under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, give written notice of the proposed designation of such area to appropriate public or private nonprofit entities which are located or have a demonstrated interest in such area and request comments from such entities with respect to the proposed designation of such area.". ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL

Health manpower shortage area, assignment.

SEC. 2703. (a) Section 333(a)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 254f[a)(l)(D)) is amended— (1) by striking out beginning with "in the case o f through "which has expired,"; (2) by striking out "continued need" in clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof need and demand"; (3) by inserting "intended" before "use of Corps members" in clause (i); (4) by striking out "previously" before "assigned to the area" in clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "to be"; (5) by striking out "fiscal management by the entity with respect to Corps members previously assigned" in clause (i) and, inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal management capability of the nj- entity to which Corps members would be assigned"; (6) by striking out "continued need" in clause (iiXD and inserting in lieu thereof "need and demand"; (7) by striking out "has been" in clause (iiXII) and inserting in lieu thereof "will be": (8) by striking out previously" in clause (ii)(II); (9) by striking out continued" in clause (ii)(IV) and inserting in lieu thereof'Unsuccessful"; (10) by striking out "has been" in clause (ii)(V) and inserting in lieu thereof "is a reasonable prospect of; and (11) by striking out "previously in clause (ii)(V). (b)(1) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 333 is amended by adding after and below subparagraph (D) the following: "An application for sissignment of a Corps member to a health manpower shortage area shall include a demonstration by the applicant that the area or population group to be served by the applicant has a shortage of personal health services and that the Corps member will be located so that the member will provide services to the greatest number of ersons residing in such area or included in such population group, uch a demonstration shall be made on the basis of the criteria prescribed by the Secretary under section 332(b) and on additional criteria which the Secretary shall prescribe to determine if the area or population group to be served by the applicant has a shortage of personal health services.". (2) Subsection (a) of section 333 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) In approving applications for assignment of members of the Corps the Secretary shall not discriminate against applications from

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