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A bill to establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research.

3/2/2007--Introduced.

Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to veterinary schools or institutions offering training for veterinarians to improve public health preparedness through increasing the number of veterinarians in the workforce.

Requires the Secretary to give preference to applicants that demonstrate a comprehensive approach by involving more than one such school or institution.

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  • 03/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill Text
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S.746 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007