Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 108th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 623 Introduced in House (IH)] 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2003 Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel. 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 ``Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. RESPONSE TO SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PROGRAMS OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. (a) Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.--Section 737 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293a)) is amended by adding at the end th…