[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1216 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1216

To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate 
  medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct 
         appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2011

 Mr. Guthrie 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 convert funding for graduate 
  medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct 
         appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

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

SECTION 1. CONVERTING FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN 
              QUALIFIED TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS FROM DIRECT 
              APPROPRIATIONS TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h), as added by section 5508(c) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``under subsection 
        (g)'' each place it appears and inserting ``pursuant to 
        subsection (g)'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ``in subsection 
        (g)'' and inserting ``pursuant to subsection (g)''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $46,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015.''.
    (b) Rescission of Unobligated Funds.--Of the amounts made available 
by such section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256h), the unobligated balance is 
rescinded.
    (c) Technical Correction.--The second subpart XI of part D of title 
III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256i), as added by 
section 10333 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111-148), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subpart XI as subpart XII; and
            (2) by redesignating section 340H of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256i) as section 340I.
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