I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1232 
To establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary 
medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged 
in public health practice and biomedical research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a competitive grant program to build capacity 
in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce 
of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and 
biomedical research. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterinary Public 
Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
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retary’’) shall award competitive grants to eligible entities 
for the purpose of improving public health preparedness 
through increasing the number of veterinarians in the 
workforce. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) be— 
(A) a public or other nonprofit school of 
veterinary medicine accredited by a recognized 
body or bodies approved for such purpose by 
the Department of Education; 
(B) a public or nonprofit, department of 
comparative medicine, department of veterinary 
science, school of public health, or school of 
medicine that is accredited by a recognized 
body or bodies approved for such purpose by 
the Department of Education and that offers 
graduate training for veterinarians in a public 
health practice area as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
(C) a public or nonprofit entity that con-
ducts recognized residency training programs 
for veterinarians that are approved by a veteri-
nary specialty organization that is recognized 
by the American Veterinary Medical Association 
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and that offers postgraduate training for veteri-
narians in a public health practice area as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish procedures to ensure that applica-
tions under subsection (b)(2) are rigorously reviewed and 
that grants are competitively awarded based on— 
(1) the ability of the applicant to increase the 
number of veterinarians who are trained in specified 
public health practice areas as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(2) the ability of the applicant to increase ca-
pacity in research on high priority disease agents; or 
(3) any other consideration the Secretary deter-
mines necessary. 
(d) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a)(1), the Secretary shall give preference to appli-
cants that demonstrate a comprehensive approach by in-
volving more than one school of veterinary medicine, de-
partment of comparative medicine, department of veteri-
nary science, school of public health, school of medicine, 
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or residency training program that offers postgraduate 
training for veterinarians in a public health practice area 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant under this subsection shall be used by a grantee to 
increase the number of veterinarians in the workforce 
through— 
(1) paying the costs associated with construc-
tion, the acquisition of equipment, and other capital 
costs relating to the expansion of existing schools of 
veterinary medicine, departments of comparative 
medicine, departments of veterinary science, or enti-
ties offering residency training programs; or 
(2) paying the capital costs associated with the 
expansion of academic programs that offer post-
graduate training for veterinarians or concurrent 
training for veterinary students in specific areas of 
specialization. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘public 
health practice’’ includes bioterrorism and emergency pre-
paredness, environmental health, food safety and food se-
curity, regulatory medicine, diagnostic laboratory medi-
cine, and biomedical research. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
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$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $1,264,000,000 
for the 9-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 
2008. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall 
remain available until expended. 
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