HR 3519 111th Congress House Animals Animal and plant health Education programs funding Food supply, safety, and labeling Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Veterinarian Services Investment Act

Introduced: July 31, 2009 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

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Became law

Sep 16, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sep 15, 2010

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 15, 2010

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6707-6708)

Sep 15, 2010

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6707-6708)

Sep 15, 2010

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3519.

Sep 15, 2010

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6707-6709)

Sep 15, 2010

Mr. Boswell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 28, 2010

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 28, 2010

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 31, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 31, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.

Requires a qualifying entity to carry out programs that: (1) relieve veterinarian shortage situations; (2) support private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities; or (3) support practices of veterinarians who are participating in or have successfully completed a specified service requirement.

Sets forth grant preference provisions.

Makes such grants available for: (1) assistance for establishing or expanding veterinary practices or establishing mobile veterinary facilities; (2) veterinarian, technician, and student recruitment; (3) grants to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine; (4) grants to establish or expand accredited education, internship, residency, and fellowship programs; (5) grants to assess veterinarian shortage situations; and (6) grants for continuing education and extension, including tele-veterinary medicine and other distance-based education.

Prohibits the use of grant funds for construction.

Subjects grants for establishing or expanding veterinary practices to: (1) an agreement between the Secretary and the recipient that includes a required term of service; and (2) remedies for breach of agreement, including repayment or partial repayment of grant funds.

Defines "qualified entity" as a: (1) for-profit or nonprofit entity in the United States that operates a rural veterinary clinic in response to a veterinarian shortage situation; (2) state, national, allied, or regional veterinary organization or specialty board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (3) college or school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (4) university research foundation or veterinary medical foundation; (5) department of veterinary science or department of comparative medicine accredited by the Department of Education; (6) state agricultural experiment station; or (7) state, local, or tribal government agency.

Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY2012.

What's happening now September 16, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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