[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5066 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5066

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the eligibility 
   requirements for appointment as the Surgeon General of the Public 
                            Health Service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 1994

 Mr. Quillen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the eligibility 
   requirements for appointment as the Surgeon General of the Public 
                            Health Service.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION IN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT AS 
              SURGEON GENERAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    Section 204 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 205) is 
amended in the second sentence by striking ``are members of the Regular 
Corps,'' and inserting the following: ``are members of the Regular 
Corps and have been continuously on active duty as such members for not 
less than 20 years,''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 is effective in the case of any 
individual holding the position of Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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