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Union Calendar No. 374 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2999 

[Report No. 111–634] 

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 

JUNE 23, 2009 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 

and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. SESTAK, 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. BARROW, Mr. FARR, Mr. ROGERS of 

Michigan, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, 

Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. 

BOREN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. FRANK of 

Massachusetts, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 23, 2009] 


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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 2010’’. 

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 insert12 ing ‘‘veterinary public health,’’ after ‘‘preventive medicine,’’ 

13 each place it appears. 

14 (b) PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE LOAN REPAYMENT

15 PROGRAM.— 

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

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

18 (42 U.S.C. 295f-1(b)(1)) are amended by striking 

19 ‘‘public health or health professions degree or certifi20 cate’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘public 

21 health (including veterinary public health) or health 

22 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 the 

5 end the following: 

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

7 ‘veterinary public health’ includes veterinarians en8 gaged in one or more of the following areas to the ex9 tent such areas have an impact on human health: bio10 defense and emergency preparedness, emerging and 

11 reemerging infectious diseases, environmental health, 

12 ecosystem health, pre- and post-harvest food protec13 tion, regulatory medicine, diagnostic laboratory medi14 cine, veterinary pathology, biomedical research, the 

15 practice of food animal medicine in rural areas, and 

16 government practice.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 374 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2999 

[Report No. 111–634] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance 

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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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