H. R. 8711 proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, and their beneficiaries, with certain leave rights that are currently available to commissioned officers of the Army under title 10 of the United States...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure that doctors and medical officers who work for the Public Health Service get the same special time off benefits as soldiers do. It also wants to change some old rules that might get in the way of these benefits.