[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1095 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1095

 To include geriatrics and gerontology in the definition of ``primary 
   health services'' under the National Health Service Corps program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2011

   Mrs. Boxer (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Sanders) 
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 include geriatrics and gerontology in the definition of ``primary 
   health services'' under the National Health Service Corps program.

    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 ``Caring for an Aging America Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting ``geriatrics, gerontology,'' 
after ``pediatrics,''.
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