116 STAT. 1646 PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 (II) by striking the period and inserting ", and (E) developing long-term plans for addressing health professional shortages and improving access to health care."; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: "The Secretary shall encourage entities that receive technical assistance under this paragraph to communicate with other communities, State Offices of Rural Health, State Primary Care Associations and Offices, and other entities concerned with site development and community needs assessment.". SEC. 304. PRIORITIES IN ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL. Section 333A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254f- 1) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ", as determined in accordance with subsection (b)"; (2) by striking subsection (b); (3) in subsection (c), by striking the second sentence; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following: Publication. "(1) PROPOSED LIST. —The Secretary shall prepare and publish a proposed list of health professional shortage areas and entities that would receive priority under subsection (a)(1) in the assignment of Corps members. The list shall contain the information described in paragraph (2), and the relative scores and relative priorities of the entities submitting applications under section 333, in a proposed format. All such entities shall have 30 days after the date of publication of the list to provide additional data and information in support of inclusion on the list or in support of a higher priority determination and the Secretary shall reasonably consider such data and information in preparing the final list under paragraph (2)."; (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), in the matter before subparagraph (A)-— (i) by striking "paragraph (2)" and inserting "paragraph (3)"; (ii) by striking "prepare a list of health professional shortage areas" and inserting "prepare and, as appropriate, update a list of health professional shortage areas and entities"; and (iii) by striking "for the period applicable under subsection (f)"; (D) by striking paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) and inserting the following: "(3) NOTIFICATION OF AFFECTED PARTIES.— DeadHne. "(A) ENTITIES. —Not later than 30 days after the Secretary has added to a list under paragraph (2) an entity specified as described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the Secretary shall notify such entity that the entity has been provided an authorization to receive assignments of Corps members in the event that Corps members are available for the assignments.
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