,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ae1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,lawl] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,bacon1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1 & ,mrs4        
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! def9ition ( pr(essional degree 9 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pr(essional ,/ud5t ,degree ,act4  #b4  
,pr(essional degree def9$ ,section      
#dee7;a77#d77;,c7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajhg;e7a77#d77;,c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ 1 z def9$ "u      
section #ffh4b ( title #cd1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph712 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7  
,pr(essional degree ,9 ?is p>agraph1 !  
t]m pr(essional degree-- 7,i7 means a   
degree t signifies bo? completion ( !   
academic requirem5ts = beg9n+ practice 9

 a giv5 pr(ession 7= :i* pr(essional    
lic5sure is also commonly requir$71 & a 
level ( pr(essional skill beyond t      
normally requir$ = a ba*elor's degree1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,,ii7      
includes ea* ( ! foll[+ degrees3 7aa7   
,ph>macy 7,ph>m4,d474  7bb7 ,d5ti/ry    
7,d4,d4,s4 or ,d4,m4,d474  7cc7 ,vet]9>y
 ,m$ic9e 7,d4,v4,m474  7dd7 ,*iropractic
 7,d4,c4 or ,d4,c4,m474  7ee7 ,law      
7,l4,l4,b4 or ,j4,d474  7ff7 ,m$ic9e    
7,m4,d474  7gg7 ,optometry 7,o4,d474    
7hh7 ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e_/,o/eopa?y      
7,d4,o474  7ii7 ,podiatric              
,m$ic9e_/,podiatry 7,d4,p4,m41 ,d4,p41  
or ,pod4,d474  7jj7 ,!ology_/,!ological 
,/udies 7,m4,div4 or ,m4,h4,l474  7kk7  
,cl9ical ,psy*ology 7,psy4,d4 or        
,ph4,d474  7ll7 ,m9i/ry 7,d4,m9474  7mm7
 ,social ,"w 7,m4,s4,w4 or ,d4,s4,w474  
7nn7 ,audiology 7,au4,d474  7oo7        
,physician ,assi/ant_/,associate        
7,m4,p4,a4,s41 ,m4,s4,p4,a4,s41         
,m4,m4,s41 or ,m4,s474  7pp7            
,occupational ,!rapy 7,m4,o4,t4 (       

,o4,t4,d474  7qq7 ,physical ,!rapy      
7,d4,p4,t474  7rr7 ,nurs+ 7,m4,s4,n41   
,d4,n4,p41 or ,ph4,d474  7ss7 ,public   
,heal? 7,m4,p4,h474  7tt7 ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration & ,managem5t1 ,g5]al      
7,m4,b4,a4 or ,d4,b4,a474  7uu7 ,acc\nt+
 7,m4,acc4 or ,m4,s4,a474  7vv7         
,ar*itecture 7,m4,ar*474  7ww7          
,education 7,m4,a41 ,m4,s41 ,m4,a4,t41  
,m4,ed474  7xx7 ,special ,education     
7,m4,ed4 or ,m4,s4,ed474  7yy7 ,any o!r 
degree t meets ! requirem5ts ( subclause
 7,i71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4