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S 2613 108th Congress Senate

Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2004

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eli… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in Federal, State, and local public health agencies.

Introduced: July 7, 2004 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Jul 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 7, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 7, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in Federal, State, and local public health agencies by offering four-year scholarships in return for employment at such agencies.

Requires the Secretary to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans incurred by individuals in the pursuit of the relevant public health preparedness workforce educational degree or certificate in exchange for working at such agencies for at least three years.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to public health agencies that receive public health preparedness cooperative agreements from the Department of Health and Human Services to operate State and local public health workforce loan repayment programs

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 13, 2004
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 8, 2004
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 7, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2613: Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2613/
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"S. 2613: Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2613/.
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