Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005

Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005 - Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of education loans that may be repaid by the Department of Defense on behalf of officers in the Selected Reserve who possess professional qualifications, or are enrolled in programs of education leading to such qualifications, in health professions that are critically needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3417 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3417

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount 
  of education loans that may be repaid on behalf of officers in the 
   Selected Reserve who possess professional qualifications, or are 
       enrolled in programs of education leading to professional 
  qualifications, in health professions that are needed critically to 
              meet wartime combat medical skill shortages.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2005

Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida (for herself, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Platts, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Snyder) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount 
  of education loans that may be repaid on behalf of officers in the 
   Selected Reserve who possess professional qualifications, or are 
       enrolled in programs of education leading to professional 
  qualifications, in health professions that are needed critically to 
              meet wartime combat medical skill shortages.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) 
for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS 
              SERVING IN SELECTED RESERVE WITH WARTIME CRITICAL MEDICAL 
              SKILLS.

    Section 16302(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.
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