S. 39 · 112th Congress
Strengthen the Public Health Service Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Daniel Inouye
- Introduced
- 2011-01-25
- Latest action
- 2011-01-25 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Strengthen the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an agreement for the establishment and operation of a student loan fund with any public or other nonprofit school that offers a graduate program in professional psychology.
Revises provisions concerning the collection of health professions data, sex discrimination in medical education programs, and definitions to make these applicable to "professional" (rather than "clinical") psychologists.