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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5602" measure-id="id117hr5602" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-10-15" update-date="2022-02-24">
        <title>BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021</title>
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            <action-date>2021-10-15</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.</p>]]></summary-text>
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