[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 2999 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 374
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2999

                          [Report No. 111-634]

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the 
      number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2009

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
and Mr. Schrader) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           September 28, 2010

Additional sponsors: Ms. Giffords, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Sestak, 
Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Farr, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
 Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
  Moran of Kansas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
Herseth Sandlin, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Boren, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Markey of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McNerney, Ms. 
                    Schakowsky, and Mrs. Christensen

                           September 28, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               23, 2009]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the 
      number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health.


 


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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Public Health Amendments 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH IN CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH 
              WORKFORCE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Public Health Workforce Grants.--Subsections (b)(1)(A) and 
(d)(6) of section 765 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295) 
are amended by inserting ``veterinary public health,'' after 
``preventive medicine,'' each place it appears.
    (b) Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        776(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f-
        1(b)(1)) are amended by striking ``public health or health 
        professions degree or certificate'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``public health (including veterinary public health) 
        or health professions degree or certificate''.
            (2) Technical correction.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        776(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f-
        1(b)(1)) is amended by adding ``or'' at the end.
    (c) Definition.--Section 799B of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 295p) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) Veterinary public health.--The term `veterinary 
        public health' includes veterinarians engaged in one or more of 
        the following areas to the extent such areas have an impact on 
        human health: biodefense and emergency preparedness, emerging 
        and reemerging infectious diseases, environmental health, 
        ecosystem health, pre- and post-harvest food protection, 
        regulatory medicine, diagnostic laboratory medicine, veterinary 
        pathology, biomedical research, the practice of food animal 
        medicine in rural areas, and government practice.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 374

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2999

                          [Report No. 111-634]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the 
      number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed