II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3746 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 eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Doctor Shortages Act . 2. Amendments to terms and conditions of public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner occupations The term full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner occupations includes an individual who— (i) has a full-time job as a health care practitioner; (ii) provides medical services in such full-time job at a nonprofit hospital or public hospital or other nonprofit or public health care facility; and (iii) is prohibited from being employed directly by such hospital or other health care facility by State law. .