A bill to amend section 771 of the Public Health Service Act to require an increase in the enrollment of third-year medical students in the school year 1978-1979 as a condition to medical schools' receiving capitation grants under section 770 of such act.

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a school of medicine from receiving a capitation grant to be made in the fiscal year 1978 unless its application for such grant is supported by assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare that the school will increase its enrollment of full time, third-year students in the 1978-1779 school year by at least five percent over the smaller of: (1) the number of full-time first-year students; or (2) the number of full-time third-year students enrolled in school year 1977-1978. Excludes from the determination of the enrollment increase of full-time, third-year students in a given school, those full time, third-year students who were not second-year students in such school and who: (1) are not citizens of the United States; (2) were previously enrolled in a school of medicine in a State which is not accredited by the appropriate bodies; (3) first enrolled after October 12, 1976, in a school of medicine not in a State; or (4) did not successfully complete part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners' examination by August 15, 1977. Sets forth the reasons for which the Secretary may waive the requirement of increased enrollment. Stipulates that a school of medicine which did not comply with the increase requirements shall not be eligible to receive a capitation grant in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979.

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Timeline

1. 29 September 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 September 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 October 1977

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 95-545.

   Source: Committee

4. 25 October 1977

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 95-545.

   Source: Committee

5. 4 November 1977

   Floor

   Call of calendar in Senate.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

2 official files

• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 November 1977

  Open at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 September 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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