To require the Secretary of State to provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-1920
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2015-04-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Medical education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>The Secretary of State shall provide appropriate Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries in which they are serving.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1920 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2015 Ms. Meng (for herself and Mr. Emmer of Minnesota ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving, and for other purposes.

1. Training for Foreign Service officers The Secretary of State shall provide to relevant Foreign Service officers training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries in which such officers are serving. Such training shall be part of the training provided to such officers under section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4021 ).