; and (9) bibliographic informatics specialists. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2021 for the purpose of developing the database and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year for updating the database and providing outreach and notification to users, as described in this section. 518. Maternity care health professional shortage areas Section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) (1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall designate maternity care health professional shortage areas in the States, publish a descriptive list of the area’s population groups, medical facilities, and other public facilities so designated, and at least annually review and, as necessary, revise such designations. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a complete descriptive list shall be published in the Federal Register not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 and annually thereafter. (3) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) (other than (j)(1)(B)) of this section shall apply to the designation of a maternity care health professional shortage area in a similar manner and extent as such provisions apply to the designation of health professional shortage areas, except in applying subsection (b)(3), the reference in such subsection to physicians shall be deemed to be a reference to nationally certified and State licensed obstetricians, family practice physicians who practice full-scope maternity care, certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, certified professional midwives, and physician’s assistants who practice full scope maternity care. (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term maternity care health professional shortage area means— (A) an area in an urban or rural area (which need