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S. 1287 (97th)

Merchant Seamen Health Services Repeal Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 May 1981

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Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB.

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Summary

Merchant Seamen Health Services Repeal Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the entitlement to health services for merchant seamen. Repeals provisions of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974, which provide for the operation of certain Public Health Service hospitals.

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