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Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2002

Introduced: December 11, 2001 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 7, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 7, 2002
Received in the House.
Oct 7, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 3, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9927-9930; text as passed Senate: CR S9928-9930)
Oct 3, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9927-9930; text as passed Senate: CR S9928-9930)
Sep 30, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 621.
Sep 30, 2002
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 25, 2002
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 11, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12863-12864)
Dec 11, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12863)
Dec 11, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of an individual (a "recipient") for the repayment of pharmacy education loans for each year the recipient serves in a health care facility with a critical shortage of pharmacists.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to recipients to offset tax liability. Establishes reporting requirements.

Requires repayment to the Federal Government by recipients who fail to maintain acceptable levels of academic standing, are dismissed for disciplinary reasons, voluntarily terminate their programs, or fail to provide health services in accordance with their commitments after their academic program is completed. Permits a waiver of liability under specified circumstances. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish student loan programs to increase the number of faculty at schools of pharmacy. Directs each school in which such a program is established to pay at least one-ninth of the Federal capital contributions. Caps loans from such programs to individual students at $30,000 annually. Requires, upon completion of specified employment requirements as a faculty member, that an amount up to 85 percent of loans (plus interest thereon) from such a program be canceled, with the Federal Government reimbursing the school for its proportionate share of the canceled amount.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or contracts to qualifying pharmacy schools for computer-based pharmaceutical education systems.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now October 28, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1