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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3868

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the

Army to enroll civilians, under certain circumstances, in the physician

assistant training program conducted at the Academy of Health Sciences

at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 11, 1994

Mr. TEJEDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the

Secretary of the Army to enroll civilians, under certain

circumstances, in the physician assistant training program conducted at the Academy of Health Sciences at

Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. ADMISSION OF CIVILIANS AS STUDENTS IN THE

2 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM

3 OF THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

4 (a) CIVILIAN ATTENDANCE.—(1) Chapter 407 of title

5 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end

6 the following new section:

7 ‘‘§ 4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of ci8 vilians in the physician assistant training

9 program

10 ‘‘(a) RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH COLLEGES.—

11 The Secretary of the Army may enter into an agreement

12 with an accredited institution of higher education under

13 which students of the institution may attend the physician

14 assistant training program conducted by the Army Medi15 cal Department at the Academy of Health Sciences at

16 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the didactic portion of

17 the program. In exchange for the admission of such stu18 dents, the institution of higher education shall agree to

19 provide such academic services as the Secretary and the

20 institution consider to be appropriate to support the physi21 cian assistant training program at the Academy.

22 ‘‘(b) TUITION WAIVER.—Instruction provided at the

23 Academy to students pursuant to an agreement under

24 subsection (a) shall be provided on a tuition-free basis.

25 ‘‘(c) SELECTION OF STUDENTS.—Not more than 20

26 students at any one time may receive instruction at the
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1 Academy pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a).

2 Attendance of such students in the physician assistant

3 training program at the Academy may not result in a de4 crease in the number of members of the armed forces en5 rolled in the program. In consultation with the institution

6 of higher education that is a party to the agreement, the

7 Secretary shall establish qualifications and methods of se8 lection for students to receive instruction at the Academy.

9 The qualifications established shall be comparable to those

10 generally required for admission to the physician assistant

11 training program at the Academy.

12 ‘‘(d) RULES OF ATTENDANCE.—Except as the Sec13 retary determines necessary, a student who receives in14 struction at the Academy pursuant to an agreement en15 tered into under subsection (a) shall be subject to the

16 same regulations governing attendance, discipline, dis17 charge, and dismissal as apply to other persons attending

18 the Academy.

19 ‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Acad20 emy’ means the Academy of Health Sciences of the Army

21 Medical Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.’’.

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

23 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding

24 at the end the following new item:

‘‘4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of civilians in the physician assistant training program.’’.
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