3.0.0 54 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z Senate S 2021-01-26 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-01-26T22:38:39Z 2021-01-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-01-26 True Health Appropriations Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Minority education Minority employment Minority health Nursing Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Health 00 2021-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-17T18:41:58Z Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act

This bill establishes an emergency services demonstration program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide supplemental student loan repayment to current and former National Health Services Corps (NHSC) participants. The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages.

To receive supplemental payments, individuals must agree to participate in the National Disaster Medical System. This system is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams.

The bill also increases FY2021 funding for the NHSC, as well as similar programs for nurses. It reserves some of this funding for individuals who are members of groups that are historically underrepresented in health care professions. The funds for the Nurse Corps Scholarship and Repayment Program are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

]]> Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act Display Title Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to address health workforce shortages and disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic through additional funding for the National Health Service Corps and the Nurse Corps, and to establish a National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s54is/xml/BILLS-117s54is.xml 2021-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.