Among the reauthorization provisions in H.R. 5602 which I strongly support are the following: First. Health Education Assistance Loan [HEAL] Program. Second. Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program. Third. scholarships for firstyear students of exceptional need. Fourth. support for departments of family medicine. Fifth. support for programs to train physician assistants. Sixth. assistance to institutions in recruiting and providing educational assistance to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Seventh. support for health professions schools with advanced financial distress. Eighth. 4year extension of programs in nurse education. the National Health Service Corps Program. Health Maintenance Organizations. and Migrant and Community Health Centers. Mr. Chairman.