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Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain health professions education scholarship and loan payments from gross income.
Summary
This bill amends tax law to exclude certain health professions education scholarships and loan repayment assistance from gross income, making them tax-free for recipients. It extends the tax-free treatment to include federal loan repayment programs under the Public Health Service Act and state-run loan repayment or forgiveness programs designed to increase healthcare services in underserved areas or health professional shortage areas. The bill also adds specific federal scholarship programs—including programs for general health professionals, health career opportunity programs, and Native Hawaiian health professionals—to the list of qualified scholarships that may be excluded from income. The changes apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the bill's enactment.
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Actions (2)
- Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain health professions education scholarship and loan payments from gross income.
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 “Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act”.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.—Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
“(4) Payments under certain public health service act loan repayment programs and certain state loan repayment programs.— In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under—
“(A) a loan repayment program under section 338B(g), 846(a), 738(a), 775, or 781 of the Public Health Service Act,
“(B) a State program described in section 338I of the Public Health Service Act, or
“(C) any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for the increased availability of health care services in underserved or health professional shortage areas (as determined by such State).”.
(b) Qualified Scholarships.—Section 117(c)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:
“(B) the scholarship program under section 846 of such Act,
“(C) the scholarship program under section 338K of such Act, and
“(D) the scholarship program under section 10 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act,”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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