[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8711 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8711

  To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an 
 additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public 
 Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under 
 title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or 
                         their beneficiaries).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2024

Ms. Houlahan (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an 
 additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public 
 Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under 
 title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or 
                         their beneficiaries).

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

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) Chapter 40, Leave.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 219 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 210-1) is repealed.
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