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Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1997

Introduced: May 22, 1997 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
May 22, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5002-5003)
May 22, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that each year of training in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry that is required in order to obtain a certificate of added qualification in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry be deemed to be a year of obligated service. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for the year of obligated service described, to pay up to $20,000 on behalf of the individual for loans described under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. Limits the number of fellowship years in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry that are deemed to be a year of obligated service, to not exceed 400 in any calendar year.

What's happening now May 22, 1997

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

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 780: Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-780/
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"S. 780: Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-780/.
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S. 780, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-780/.
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