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S 1479 102th Congress Senate Health Federal aid to medical education Federal aid to medical research Health education Human behavior Physical therapy Preventive medicine Psychology Risk assessment Rural public health

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to health care areas, to provide for the establishment of model programs in behavioral health, and for other…

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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to health care areas, to provide for the establishment of model programs in behavioral health, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jul 16, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow grants and contracts relating to health care for rural areas to be used for model programs to: (1) conduct interdisciplinary research; and (2) deliver health care promotion and disease prevention services to individuals residing in rural areas. Adds to the list of eligible applicants nonprofit public organizations and schools of, or programs in, physical therapy. Declares that the Pacific Basin is included in the definition of "rural area." Authorizes appropriations.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 16, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1479: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to health care areas, to provide for the establishment of model programs in behavioral health, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1479/
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"S. 1479: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to health care areas, to provide for the establishment of model programs in behavioral health, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1479/.
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S. 1479, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1479/.
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