[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3868 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3868

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
   the Army to enroll civilians, under certain circumstances, in the 
physician assistant training program conducted at the Academy of Health 
                  Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1994

  Mr. Tejeda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
   the Army to enroll civilians, under certain circumstances, in the 
physician assistant training program conducted at the Academy of Health 
                  Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADMISSION OF CIVILIANS AS STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICIAN 
              ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE ARMY MEDICAL 
              DEPARTMENT.

    (a) Civilian Attendance.--(1) Chapter 407 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of civilians in the 
              physician assistant training program
    ``(a) Reciprocal Agreements With Colleges.--The Secretary of the 
Army may enter into an agreement with an accredited institution of 
higher education under which students of the institution may attend the 
physician assistant training program conducted by the Army Medical 
Department at the Academy of Health Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, 
Texas, during the didactic portion of the program. In exchange for the 
admission of such students, the institution of higher education shall 
agree to provide such academic services as the Secretary and the 
institution consider to be appropriate to support the physician 
assistant training program at the Academy.
    ``(b) Tuition Waiver.--Instruction provided at the Academy to 
students pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a) shall be 
provided on a tuition-free basis.
    ``(c) Selection of Students.--Not more than 20 students at any one 
time may receive instruction at the Academy pursuant to an agreement 
under subsection (a). Attendance of such students in the physician 
assistant training program at the Academy may not result in a decrease 
in the number of members of the armed forces enrolled in the program. 
In consultation with the institution of higher education that is a 
party to the agreement, the Secretary shall establish qualifications 
and methods of selection for students to receive instruction at the 
Academy. The qualifications established shall be comparable to those 
generally required for admission to the physician assistant training 
program at the Academy.
    ``(d) Rules of Attendance.--Except as the Secretary determines 
necessary, a student who receives instruction at the Academy pursuant 
to an agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
the same regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and 
dismissal as apply to other persons attending the Academy.
    ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `Academy' means the 
Academy of Health Sciences of the Army Medical Department at Fort Sam 
Houston, Texas.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of civilians in the 
                            physician assistant training program.''.

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