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HR 3432 101th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Federal aid to medical education Medical education Psychiatric personnel Scholarships Social workers Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care

Mental Health Professional Act of 1989

Introduced: October 10, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 10, 1989
Introduced in House
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Mental Health Professional Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a Mental Health Professionals Scholarship Program. Requires an individual, in order to be eligible for the Program, to be accepted for enrollment or enrolled as a full-time student at a qualifying accredited school in a course of post-baccalaureate education or training that is approved by the Secretary and that leads toward completion of a degree in psychiatric nursing, psychology, social work, or psychiatry.

Provides a full scholarship for qualifying individuals. Requires each participant receiving such a scholarship to provide service in the clinical practice of such participant's profession as a full-time employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a period of 18 months for each academic year for which a scholarship is provided. Authorizes the participant to complete one-half of such required service in a public health facility located in an economically depressed area.

Establishes the liability to the United States of a participant who fails to meet the required period of service on a pro rata basis.

What's happening now October 10, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 17, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3432: Mental Health Professional Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3432/
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"H.R. 3432: Mental Health Professional Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3432/.
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H.R. 3432, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3432/.
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