,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
authorize appointment of ,doctors of    
,chiropractic to regular and reserve    
corps of the ,public ,health ,service   
,commissioned ,corps1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,chiropractic       
,membership in the ,public ,health      
,service ,commissioned ,corps ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,doctors of ,chiropractic in
 the ,public ,health ,service           
,commissioned ,corps  7a7 ,appointment  
of personnel ,section #bjg7;a77#a7 of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bji7;a77#a77 is amended by   
inserting chiropractic1 after nursing14 
7b7 ,authorization of appointment of    
,doctors of ,chiropractic ,section #bjg 

of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bji7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7j7 ,appointment of        
,doctors of ,chiropractic ,doctors of   
,chiropractic who are graduates of      
colleges of chiropractic whose graduates
 are eligible for licensure to practice 
chiropractic in a majority of the       
,states of the ,united ,states1 or      
approved by a body or bodies acceptable 
to the ,secretary1 shall be eligible for
 appointment as officers in the         
commissioned ,regular ,corps and the    
,ready ,reserve ,corps of the ,public   
,health ,service4 ,the ,secretary and   
the ,surgeon ,general shall ensure that 
such ,doctors of ,chiropractic are      
trained1 equipped1 and otherwise        
prepared to fulfill applicable public   
health and emergency response service   
responsibilities in the ,commissioned   
,corps4  4  7c7 ,required placement of  
,doctors of ,chiropractic into ,public  
,health ,service ,commissioned ,corps   

7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president1 in           
consultation with the ,surgeon ,general 
and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services1 shall commence the          
appointment of no fewer than #f ,doctors
 of ,chiropractic into the commissioned 
,regular ,corps and the ,ready ,reserve 
,corps of the ,public ,health ,service4 
7#b7 ,reports ,the ,surgeon ,general    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health ,education ,labor and ,pensions 
of the ,senate quarterly reports on all 
measures taken by the ,president1 the   
,surgeon ,general1 and the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services to carry  
out the provisions of this ,act1        
including the amendments made by this   
,act4 ,the first such report shall be   
submitted not later than #abj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7d7 ,authorization of appropriations  

,out of the total aggregate             
appropriations made available to the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services through annual appropriations 
,acts for fiscal years #bjad1 #bjae1    
#bjaf1 and #bjag1 #a1ejj1jjj is         
authorized and shall be made available  
in each of such fiscal years only for   
the salaries and expenses necessary to  
carry out this ,act4