Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
The PHS ACCESS Act changes the law so the Secretary of Health and Human Services can detail officers from the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps to work in underserved communities, including urban Indian organizations. It also requires the Secretary to create clear criteria that give preference to officers serving in rural, remote, or workforce‑shortage areas, or with tribal groups, and to use those criteria when granting service‑credit benefits. The goal is to improve health‑care access where it is most needed.
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