Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

Senate Bill 3506 - Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act: Overview, Status, and Impact

Hozzl · 2022-12-30T04:04:47Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 3506 Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

12/30/2022, 4:04 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3506

Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and makes changes to the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (a program that awards student loan repayment to individuals with qualifying degrees who commit to work full-time for a federal, state, tribal, or local public health agency for a period of obligated service).

Changes to the program include increasing the maximum repayment amount; eliminating the option for individuals to complete the service obligation in a federal public health agency; and expanding the scope of qualifying degrees to cover, for example, those in statistics, computer science, and programs related to information technology.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services may take actions to equitably distribute awards across geographic regions, among jurisdictional levels, and between urban and rural areas.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct an evaluation of the public health workforce.

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Current Status of Bill S 3506

Bill S 3506 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 13, 2022. Bill S 3506 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on January 13, 2022. Bill S 3506's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of January 13, 2022