H.R. 5998 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a loan repayment program under which health professionals agree to conduct prevention activities, as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to make payments on the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Experts to Control, Understand, and Respond to Emergencies Act or the SECURE Act. 2. Improvement of loan repayment program for prevention activities Section 317F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 247b–7) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by inserting after conduct prevention activities the following: , including rapid response to major health threats,; and (B) by striking $35,000 and inserting $50,000; (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 3 years and inserting 2 years; and (3) in section (c)— (A) by striking 1994 and inserting 2019; and (B) by striking 1995 through 2002 and inserting 2020 through 2023.