S 1630
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
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Geriatrics
Higher education
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Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 1999
Introduced: September 23, 1999
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Committees of jurisdiction
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