To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
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Latest Action · November 19, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill amends federal law to expand leave benefits for commissioned officers of the Public Health Service to match those available to Army officers under federal law. Specifically, it grants Public Health Service officers access to leave provisions in Chapter 40 of federal law, with one adjustment: officers would receive 120 days of leave instead of the standard 60 days that Army officers receive. The legislation affects Public Health Service commissioned officers and their beneficiaries, bringing their leave entitlements into parity with military personnel. The bill repeals a previous provision of the Public Health Service Act and does not specify new funding or implementation timelines, suggesting it would operate within existing budget structures.
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