1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2017 . 2. Frontline providers loan repayment program Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by section 10333 of Public Law 111–148 ) as subpart XII; (2) by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by such section 10333) as section 340I; and (3) by adding at the end the following: XIII Frontline Health Care Services 340J. Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (a) In General The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to as the Loan Repayment Program ) under which, pursuant to contracts in accordance with this section— (1) the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; and (2) the individual agrees to serve as a health professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care scarcity area. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program, an individual must— (1) submit an application to participate in the Loan Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as specified by the Secretary