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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2846 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 626
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2846


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2026

             Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
  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).

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

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) Chapter 40, Leave.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 219 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 210-1) is repealed.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 626

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2846

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  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).

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2026

             Received; read twice and placed on the calendar