Union Calendar No. 118

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1384

[Report No. 104–226]

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt

on remunerated outside professional activities.Department of Veterans Affairs from restrictionscertain full-time health-care professionals of the

AUGUST 2, 1995

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
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Union Calendar No. 118

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1384

[Report No. 104–226]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time healthcare professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs from restrictions

on remunerated outside professional activities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 1995

Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

AUGUST 2, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,

Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BARR, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr.

FILNER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. RIVERS, Mr.

WARD, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. PASTOR

AUGUST 2, 1995

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain

full-time health-care professionals of the Department of
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Veterans Affairs from restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PERSON4 NEL ADMINISTRATION.

5 (a) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HEALTH-CARE PROFES6 SIONALS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON REMUNERATED OUTSIDE

7 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 7423 of title 38,

8 United States Code, is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (b), by striking out paragraph

10 (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5),

11 and (6) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), re12 spectively;

13 (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e),

14 and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec15 tively; and

16 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow17 ing new subsection (c):

18 ‘‘(c)(1) An employee of the Veterans Health Adminis19 tration who is covered by subsection (a) (other than a reg20 istered nurse, a physician’s assistant, or an expanded-duty

21 dental auxiliary) may not assume responsibility for the

22 medical care of any patient other than a patient admitted

23 for treatment at a Department facility.
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1 ‘‘(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not apply

2 in a case in which the employee, upon request and with

3 the approval of the Under Secretary for Health, assumes

4 such responsibilities to assist communities or medical

5 practice groups to meet medical needs which would not

6 otherwise be available. The approval of the Under Sec7 retary may not be for a period in excess of 180 days, which

8 may be extended by the Under Secretary for additional

9 periods of not to exceed 180 days.’’.

10 (b) CROSS REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—Subsection

11 (d) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is

12 amended—

13 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by

14 striking out ‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’ and inserting in lieu

15 thereof ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; and

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘para17 graph (1)(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section

18 7421(b) of this title’’.