[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 61 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 61
To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend certain programs relating to the education of individuals as
health professionals, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 7, 2003
Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend certain programs relating to the education of individuals as
health professionals, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physical Therapy and Occupational
Therapy Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
Subpart 2 of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 295 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 769, the
following:
``SEC. 769A. PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into
contracts with, programs of physical therapy and occupational therapy
for the purpose of planning and implementing projects to recruit and
retain faculty and students, develop curriculum, support the
distribution of physical therapy and occupational therapy practitioners
in underserved areas, or support the continuing development of these
professions.
``(b) Preference in Making Grants.--In making grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified
applicants that seek to educate physical therapists or occupational
therapists in rural or urban medically underserved communities, or to
expand post-professional programs for the advanced education of
physical therapy or occupational therapy practitioners.
``(c) Peer Review.--Each peer review group under section 799(f)
that is reviewing proposals for grants or contracts under subsection
(a) shall include not fewer than 2 physical therapists or occupational
therapists.
``(d) Report to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prepare a report
that--
``(A) summarizes the applications submitted to the
Secretary for grants or contracts under subsection (a);
``(B) specifies the identity of entities receiving
the grants or contracts; and
``(C) evaluates the effectiveness of the program
based upon the objectives established by the entities
receiving the grants or contracts.
``(2) Date certain for submission.--Not later than February
1, 2004, the Secretary shall submit the report prepared under
paragraph (1) to the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.''.
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