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Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1999

Introduced: September 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 23, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Sep 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11365-11366)
Sep 23, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1999 - 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 September 23, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 7, 2000
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 23, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1630: Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1630/
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"S. 1630: Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1630/.
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S. 1630, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1630/.
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