H.R. 1216 (112th): To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching ...

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

March 29, 2011

Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

April 27, 2011

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVERTING FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN QUALIFIED TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS FROM DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General- Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), as added by section 5508(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is amended--

(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘under subsection (g)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘pursuant to subsection (g)’;

(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘in subsection (g)’ and inserting ‘pursuant to subsection (g)’; and

(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

‘(g) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $46,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.’.

(b) Rescission of Unobligated Funds- Of the amounts made available by such section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256h), the unobligated balance is rescinded.

(c) Technical Correction- The second subpart XI of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256i), as added by section 10333 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is amended--

(1) by redesignating subpart XI as subpart XII; and

(2) by redesignating section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256i) as section 340I.

Union Calendar No. 32

To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

April 27, 2011

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