Mr. Chairman. since the National Health Service Corps was established in 1970. it has provided access to health care for thousands of Americans living in health manpower shortage areas. Community health centers. migrant health centers and the Indian Health Service have relied heavily on corps health providers. The legislation we are considering today reauthorizes the corps filed program for 3 years and establishes a new loan repayment program. Under the new program. if after having finished professional training a health professional agrees to work in a medically underserved area. the corps will provide for the payment of up to $20.000 per year for loans incurred for education.