HR 8711 United States House · 118th Congress

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).

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend military-style leave benefits to Public Health Service Commissioned Officers and their beneficiaries. Specifically, it adds Chapter 40 (Leave) provisions from the military's Title 10, U.S. Code to the Public Health Service Act, aligning their leave policies with those of Army officers. The change directly affects Public Health Service Commissioned Officers (e.g., doctors, nurses in federal health agencies) and their families by granting them the same leave rights currently available to military officers. It removes an existing section (Section 219) to make this alignment consistent. The bill is procedural, focusing on policy alignment rather than new benefits.
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Introduced Jun 12, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2024
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