To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

Bill: 118-hr-8711
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2024-06-12
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2024 Ms. Houlahan (for herself and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

1. Application of leave provisions for members of the Armed Forces to members of the Public Health Service (a) In general Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 213a(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Chapter 40, Leave. . (b) Conforming repeal Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 210–1 ) is repealed.