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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2502 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain training in geriatric 

medicine or geriatric psychiatry to be obligated service for purposes 

of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, and Mr. RUSH) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain 

training in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry to 

be obligated service for purposes of the National Health 

Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Geriatricians Loan 

5 Forgiveness Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAY2 MENT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 338B(g) of the Public 

4 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1(g)) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(5) OBLIGATED SERVICE.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

8 section, each year of training in geriatric medi9 cine or geriatric psychiatry that is required in 

10 order to obtain a certificate of added qualifica11 tion in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry 

12 shall be deemed to be a year of obligated serv13 ice. Upon the completion of such training, an 

14 individual with respect to whom a year of train15 ing is deemed to be a year of obligated service 

16 under this paragraph shall, after consultation 

17 with the Secretary, provide services in geriatric 

18 medicine or geriatric psychiatry as appropriate 

19 during the remainder of such individual’s period 

20 of obligated service. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The number of fellow22 ship years in geriatric medicine or geriatric psy23 chiatry that are deemed to be a year of obli24 gated service under this paragraph shall not ex25 ceed 400 in any calendar year.’’. 

26 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply to applications submitted 

3 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

4 under section 338B of the Public Health Service Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) on or after the date that is 1 

6 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) FIRST YEAR OF PROGRAM.—For the period 

8 beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act and ending on December 

10 31 of the calendar year in which such period begins, 

11 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

12 ratably reduce the maximum number of fellowship 

13 years in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry 

14 that may be deemed to be a year of obligated service 

15 under section 338B(g)(5)(B) of the Public Health 

16 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1(g)(5)(B)) (as added 

17 by subsection (a)) to reflect the portion of the year 

18 that the amendment made by subsection (a) is in ef19 fect. 

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