3.0.0 1976 2019-02-20T23:23:56Z 2019-02-24T03:00:41Z Senate S S 2011-12-08 112 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-08T23:18:28Z 2011-12-08 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2011-12-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8462-8463) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-12-08 True Armed Forces and National Security Health personnel Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Military medicine Student aid and college costs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2012-01-30T21:18:44Z Requires, in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), that assistance be available under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of a master's and doctoral degree in the disciplines of physical and occupational therapy.

Terminates the availability of assistance for either such discipline when the Secretary certifies that there no longer exists a current or projected shortfall in qualified personnel in that discipline in either the military departments or any major military medical treatment facility specializing in the rehabilitation of wounded Armed Forces members.

Declares that assistance under this Act, if not already terminated, shall expire two years after enactment of this Act, provided that such expiration is not construed to terminate ongoing assistance to persons provided assistance before or as of such date.

]]> A bill to authorize educational assistance under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy. Display Title A bill to authorize educational assistance under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize educational assistance under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy. Introduced in Senate 2011-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1976is/xml/BILLS-112s1976is.xml 2011-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.