3.0.0 2269 2023-01-11T13:27:14Z 2023-01-11T13:27:14Z House HR 2015-05-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS:H.R. 2269.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among several States, and with IndianTribes.[Page H2878]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T20:59:36Z hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T20:59:28Z Referred to 2015-05-12T16:02:45Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-27T17:05:21Z Referred to 2015-05-12T16:02:40Z 2015-06-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-06-05 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-05-27 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2015-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E675) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-05-12 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-05-12 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-05-12 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-05-12 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-05-12 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-05-12 True Animals Animal and plant health Education programs funding Endangered and threatened species Health personnel Medical education Medical research Student aid and college costs Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2015-05-12 Introduced in House 2016-07-21T12:20:25Z Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians. Preference must be given to institutions that will create positions in areas of need, including wildlife disease research and training, disease surveillance, ecology and wildlife population management, and conservation and management of the health of endangered, threatened, and sensitive species.

Interior must establish: (1) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Loan Repayment Program to pay educational loans of eligible individuals for a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine or a graduate degree in veterinary medicine, and (2) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Scholarship Program to award students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine scholarships. Those loans may be repaid and the awards may be given only if the recipient of the loan or the award agrees to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.

Interior must also: (1) establish a pilot program to award grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine, and (2) award grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand training programs that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian. Those training programs may include externship, internship, fellowship, or residency programs.

]]> Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act Display Title Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act Short Titles as Introduced Wildlife VET Act Introduced in House 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2269ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2269ih.xml 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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.