3.0.0 850 2019-11-15T21:51:03Z 2019-11-15T21:51:03Z Senate S S 2005-04-19 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-19T23:31:30Z 2005-04-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4097-4098) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3903-3905) IntroReferral 2005-04-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-04-19 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-25 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-04-27 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-06-28 False International Affairs Access to health care Agriculture and Food Animals Charities Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dental care Department of Health and Human Services Diplomacy Education Executive reorganization Federal employees Food safety Government Operations and Politics Health Health surveys Higher education International agencies Medical education Medical personnel Medical supplies Nongovernmental organizations Peace Corps Potable water Preventive medicine Public health personnel Public-private partnerships Recruiting of employees Scholarships Social Welfare Veterinary medicine Volunteer workers Water Resources Development World health International Affairs 00 2005-04-19 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-24T19:23:46Z Global Health Corps Act of 2005 - Establishes the Office of the Global Health Corp within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assist in improving the health, welfare, and development of communities in foreign countries and regions through the provision of health care personnel, items, and related services.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish the Global Health Corps to: (1) improve the heath, welfare, and development of communities in select foreign countries and regions; (2) advance U.S. public diplomacy in such locations; and (3) provide individuals in the United States with the opportunity to serve such communities by providing a broad range of needed health care and related services. Requires that Corp participants be available to provide: (1) health care items and related services; (2) preventive care, treatment, and services; (3) veterinary and related services; and (4) sanitation, hygiene, food preparation, and clean water training.

Requires the Director of the Global Health Corps to establish and carry out a program to provide members of the Corps with training in a variety of health care disciplines.

Requires the head of the Volunteers for Prosperity program to establish the Health Care for Peace initiative to make non-Federal volunteers available to participate in the Corps.

Permits members of the Public Health Service and volunteers in the Peace Corps to participate in the Global Health Corps.

Allows the Director to establish private-public partnerships to further the purpose of this Act.

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