HR 1207 · 101th Congress · Health

To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish programs to assist the Food and Drug Administration in recruiting distinguished scientists and individuals in health professions as employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1989-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Senior Biomedical Scientific Service Corps within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whose members: (1) shall be appointed based solely on the basis of distinction and achievement in the field of biomedical, clinical, or behavioral research; and (2) shall not be a part of the competitive service. Treats continuous employment in the Corps immediately upon termination of service as a commissioned officer in the Public Health Service (PHS) Corps as service in the PHS Corps for purposes of retirement or separation for physical disability. Specifies that such employment shall not be considered as service under any other Federal retirement system. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any public or nonprofit academic institution, to train individuals in the field of regulatory review medicine and to provide financial aid to participants in such programs. Requires each individual who receives grant funds to serve a specified obligated period of time as an FDA employee. States that if any such indi…

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1 Republican