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Union Calendar No. 32 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1216 
[Report No. 112–64] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate 
medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appro-
priations to an authorization of appropriations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2011 
Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 27, 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 convert funding 
for graduate medical education in qualified teaching 
health centers from direct appropriations to an author-
ization of appropriations. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVERTING FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MED-
ICAL EDUCATION IN QUALIFIED TEACHING 
HEALTH CENTERS FROM DIRECT APPRO-
PRIATIONS TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 340H of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), as added by section 
5508(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111–148), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘under 
subsection (g)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘pursuant to subsection (g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to subsection 
(g)’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $46,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2015.’’. 
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(b) RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available by such section 340H (42 U.S.C. 
256h), the unobligated balance is rescinded. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—The second subpart 
XI of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 256i), as added by section 10333 of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111–148), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subpart XI as subpart XII; 
and 
(2) by redesignating section 340H of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256i) as section 340I. 
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Union Calendar No. 32 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1216 
[Report No. 112–64] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert 
funding for graduate medical education in quali-
fied teaching health centers from direct appro-
priations to an authorization of appropriations. 
APRIL 27, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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