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Union Calendar No. 10 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 525 

[Report No. 112–22] 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the number 

of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2011 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

MARCH 2, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PALLONE and Mr. GINGREY of Georgia 

MARCH 2, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and 

increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health. 


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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 ‘‘Veterinary Public 

5 Health Amendments Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH IN 

7 CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE PRO8 VISIONS. 

9 (a) PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE GRANTS.—Sub10 sections (b)(1)(A) and (d)(6) of section 765 of the Public 

11 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295) are amended by in12 serting ‘‘veterinary public health,’’ after ‘‘preventive medi13 cine,’’ each place it appears. 

14 (b) PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE LOAN REPAY15 MENT PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

17 of section 776(b)(1) of the Public Health Service 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 295f–1(b)(1)) are amended by strik19 ing ‘‘public health or health professions degree or 

20 certificate’’ each place it appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘public health (including veterinary public health) or 

22 health professions degree or certificate’’. 

23 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subparagraph 

24 (A) of section 776(b)(1) of the Public Health Service 


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1 Act (42 U.S.C. 295f–1(b)(1)) is amended by adding 

2 ‘‘or’’ at the end. 

3 (c) DEFINITION.—Section 799B of the Public Health 

4 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295p) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(27) VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH.—The 

7 term ‘veterinary public health’ includes veterinarians 

8 engaged in one or more of the following areas to the 

9 extent such areas have an impact on human health: 

10 biodefense and emergency preparedness, emerging 

11 and reemerging infectious diseases, environmental 

12 health, ecosystem health, pre- and post-harvest food 

13 protection, regulatory medicine, diagnostic labora14 tory medicine, veterinary pathology, biomedical re15 search, the practice of food animal medicine in rural 

16 areas, and government practice.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 10 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 525 

[Report No. 112–22] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance 

in veterinary public health. and increase the number of veterinarians trained 

MARCH 2, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with BILLS