which shall be similar to the contract requirements and 
terms under subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 338B. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that 
evaluates the demonstration project established under this 
section, including— 
‘‘(1) the effects of such program on health care 
access, public health emergency response capacity, 
and the provider workforce pipeline; and 
‘‘(2) any other considerations as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) 
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.—Section 
338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254l) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting 
‘‘, or be eligible for, or hold, an appoint-
ment in the reserve service under section 
338O’’ before the semicolon; 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by insert-
ing ‘‘or through reserve service under an 
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agreement under section 338O’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 338D’’; and 
(iii) in the flush text of subsection 
(f)(1)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, including serv-
ice under the reserve service in accordance 
with section 338O, as applicable’’ before 
the semicolon at the end. 
(B) OBLIGATED SERVICE.—Section 338C 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254m) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or 
338O’’ after ‘‘section 338D’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘, or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘agreement,’’ and inserting ‘‘agree-
ment; or’’; and 
(III) by inserting after paragraph 
(2) the following: 
‘‘(3) in the case of an individual who enters into 
an agreement with the Secretary under section 
338O, on the date specified in such agreement,’’. 
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SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR THE NURSE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP 
AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are hereby appropriated, out 
of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, for purposes of car-
rying out section 846 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 297n), to remain available until expended, ex-
cept that— 
(1) of the amount appropriated under this 
heading and made available for scholarships, not less 
than 40 percent shall be allocated to scholarships for 
eligible applicants who are members of groups that 
are historically underrepresented in health care pro-
fessions, including racial and ethnic minorities and 
individuals from low-income urban and rural com-
munities; and 
(2) to carry out the requirements of paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may coordinate with entities re-
ceiving funding under section 821 to identify, re-
cruit, and select individuals to receive such scholar-
ships. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 
this section are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay- 
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
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(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, 
this section is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 4. FLEXIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICE CORPS DURING EMERGENCY PERI-
ODS. 
Section 333 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254f) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) During any public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary under section 319, the Secretary may, not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, assign 
Corps members, with the voluntary agreement of such 
Corps members, to provide such health services at such 
places, and for such number of hours, as the Secretary 
determines necessary to respond to such emergency, pro-
vided that the total number of hours required are the same 
as were required of such members prior to the change of 
assignment.’’. 
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