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August 3, 2007
 H.R. 3447: Surgeon General Independence Act
This bill was introduced by Representative Henry Waxman to amend the
Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to ensure the independence of the
Surgeon General from political interference. The bill has been referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The bill would amend the PHSA to say that the Surgeon General would be
appointed by the President of the United States. The appointee must be a
licensed doctor with specialization in public health, who is or who plans
to become a member of the Regular Corps - a pool of potential appointees
who would also fill any temporary vacancy. The Surgeon General would have
a three-term limit and could only be removed from his position by reason
submitted by the President to both the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
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