Stopping Doctor Shortages Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3746 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 14, 2020 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. CORNYN, and Ms. HARRIS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligi- ble for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Doctor 4 Shortages Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:59 Jun 03, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3746.IS S3746 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3746 IS SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PUB- 1 LIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS. 2 Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)) is amended by adding at 4 the end the following: 5 ‘‘(C) FULL-TIME PROFESSIONALS EN- 6 GAGED IN HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER OCCU- 7 PATIONS.—The term ‘full-time professionals en- 8 gaged in health care practitioner occupations’ 9 includes an individual who— 10 ‘‘(i) has a full-time job as a health 11 care practitioner; 12 ‘‘(ii) provides medical services in such 13 full-time job at a nonprofit hospital or pub- 14 lic hospital or other nonprofit or public 15 health care facility; and 16 ‘‘(iii) is prohibited from being em- 17 ployed directly by such hospital or other 18 health care facility by State law.’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:59 Jun 03, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3746.IS S3746 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS