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 102 STAT. 3146

42 USC 294Z. 42 USC 295g-7. 42 USC 295g-8.

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PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988 (B) in subsection (f)(l)(A), by striking "podiatry" and inserting "podiatric medicine"; and (C) in subsection (1)(4), by striking "podiatry," and inserting "podiatric medicine,"; (9) in section 758(a), by striking "podiatry," and inserting ^ 'Docii9.t)]*ic insdiciufi (10) in section 787(a)(l), by striking "podiatry," and inserting "podiatric medicine,"; and (H) in section 788— (A) in subsection (c)(D, in the first sentence, by striking "podiatry," and inserting "podiatric medicine,"; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking "podiatry" and inserting "podiatric medicine".

SEC. 629. REFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.

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(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III.—Title III (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 327A(b)(l), by inserting "schools of osteopathic medicine," after "schools of medicine," and by inserting "professions" after "health"; (2) by striking "osteopathy" each place such term appears and inserting "osteopathic medicine"; and (3) by striking "osteopaths" each place such term appears. (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII.—Title VII (42 U.S.C. 292a et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking "school of osteopathy" and "schools of osteopathy" each place such terms appear and inserting "school of osteopathic medicine" and "schools of osteopathic medicine", respectively; (2) by striking "school of medicine, osteopathy" and "schools of medicine, osteopathy" each place such terms appear and inserting "school of medicine, osteopathic medicine" and "schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine", respectively; and (3) by striking "medical or osteopathic" each place it precedes "school", "student", or "clinical education" and by inserting "medical (M.D. and D.O.)". SEC. 630. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF STATE PRACTICES IN ENDORSEMENT LICENSING OF FOREIGN PHYSICIANS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the practices and policies of the States in licensing by endorsement physicians who are graduates of schools of medicine located in countries other than the United States. In carrying out the study, the Comptroller Genered shall— (1) with respect to such licensing of such physicians— (A) make a comparison with the practices and policies of the States in licensing by endorsement physicians who are graduates of American schools of medicine; and (B) determine the merits of any additional requirements imposed on physicians who are graduates of medical schools of other countries, including a determination of the relative proficiency of such physicians and a determination of the relevancy of any requirement of producing additional information or records;

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