[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 59 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 59

  To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to make certain 
graduate programs in professional psychology eligible to participate in 
               various health professions loan programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to make certain 
graduate programs in professional psychology eligible to participate in 
               various health professions loan programs.

    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 ``Strengthen the Public Health Service 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS HEALTH PROFESSIONS LOAN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Loan Agreements.--Section 721 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 292q) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or any public or 
        nonprofit school that offers a graduate program in professional 
        psychology'' after ``veterinary medicine'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ``, or to a graduate 
        degree in professional psychology'' after ``or doctor of 
        veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``, or schools that 
        offer graduate programs in professional psychology'' after 
        ``veterinary medicine''.
    (b) Loan Provisions.--Section 722 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 292r) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, or to a graduate 
        degree in professional psychology'' after ``or doctor of 
        veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree'';
            (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``, or at a school that offers a graduate 
        program in professional psychology'' after ``veterinary 
        medicine''; and
            (3) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``or podiatry'' and inserting ``podiatry, or 
                professional psychology''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or podiatric 
                medicine'' and inserting ``podiatric medicine, or 
                professional psychology''.

SEC. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Health Professions Data.--Section 792(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295k(a)) is amended by striking ``clinical'' and 
inserting ``professional''.
    (b) Prohibition Against Discrimination on Basis of Sex.--Section 
794 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295m) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``clinical'' and inserting 
``professional''.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 799B(1)(B) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 295p(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``clinical'' each 
place the term appears and inserting ``professional''.
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