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Health workforce includes veterinarians

23 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘health
24 workforce’ includes all health care providers with direct
25 patient care and support responsibilities, including physi1981
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1 cians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, oral
2 health professionals (as defined in section 749(f)), allied
3 health professionals, mental and behavioral professionals,
4 and public health professionals (including veterinarians
5 engaged in public health practice).’’.

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‘‘(c) HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING FOR DIVER7
SITY.—For the purpose of carrying out sections 736, 737,
8 738, 739, and 739A, in addition to any other amounts
9 authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are
10 authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the
11 Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
12 ‘‘(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
13 ‘‘(2) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
14 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
15 ‘‘(4) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
16 ‘‘(5) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
17 ‘‘(6) $116,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.
18 ‘‘(7) $121,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.
19 ‘‘(8) $127,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
20 ‘‘(9) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
21 ‘‘(10) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
22 ‘‘(d) INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAMS, AD23
VISORY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH WORKFORCE EVALUA24
TION AND ASSESSMENT, AND HEALTH WORKFORCE AS25
SESSMENT.—For the purpose of carrying out sections
26 741, 759, 761, and 764, in addition to any other amounts
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1 authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are
2 authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the
3 Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
4 ‘‘(1) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
5 ‘‘(2) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
6 ‘‘(3) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
7 ‘‘(4) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
8 ‘‘(5) $111,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
9 ‘‘(6) $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.
10 ‘‘(7) $122,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.
11 ‘‘(8) $129,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
12 ‘‘(9) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
13 ‘‘(10) $141,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’.
14 (b) EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA15
TIONS.—
16 (1) SECTION 736.—Paragraph (1) of section
17 736(h) (42 U.S.C. 293(h)) is amended by striking
18 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’.
19 (2) SECTIONS 737, 738, AND 739.—Subsections
20 (a), (b), and (c) of section 740 are amended by
21 striking ‘‘2002’’ each place it appears and inserting
22 ‘‘2019’’.
23 (3) SECTION 741.—Subsection (h), as so redes24
ignated, of section 741 is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘fiscal year
2 2003,’’; and
3 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and such sums as may
4 be necessary for subsequent fiscal years
5 through the end of fiscal year 2019’’ before the
6 period at the end.
7 (4) SECTION 761.—Subsection (e)(1), as so re8
designated, of section 761 is amended by striking
9 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’.

Oh, and what is the Health Service Trust mentioned pp 1986ff?

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This is not the final bill. This the bogus bill to go to rules committee.

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Health workforce includes veterinarians

23 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘health 24 workforce’ includes all health care providers with direct 25 patient care and support responsibilities, including physi1981
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1 cians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, oral 2 health professionals (as defined in section 749(f)), allied 3 health professionals, mental and behavioral professionals, 4 and public health professionals (including veterinarians 5 engaged in public health practice).’’.

Wow!!! Does this mean my cat gets free health care too?!?