HR 1884
110th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Eye care
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Medical education
Optometry
Public health
Public health personnel
Scholarships
Student loan funds
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007
Introduced: April 17, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services.
Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas; (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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