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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1658 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of 

podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2019 

Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade 

and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF GRADE AND PAY OF PODIA4 TRISTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

5 AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) GRADE.—The list in section 7404(b) of title 38, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘PODIATRIC SURGEON 

9 (DPM)’’ and inserting ‘‘PODIATRIST’’; and 


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1 (2) by inserting after the item relating to ‘‘Phy2 sician and surgeon grade.’’ the following new item: 

3 ‘‘Podiatrist grade.’’. 

4 (b) PAY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7431 of such title is 

6 amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘physician and dentist’’ 

8 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘physician, 

9 podiatrist, and dentist’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘physicians and dentists’’ 

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘physicians, 

12 podiatrists, and dentists’’; 

13 (C) by striking ‘‘physician or dentist’’ each 

14 place it appears and inserting ‘‘physician, podi15 atrist, or dentist’’; 

16 (D) by striking ‘‘physicians or dentists’’ 

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘physicians, 

18 podiatrists, or dentists’’; 

19 (E) by striking ‘‘Physician and Dentist’’ 

20 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Physician, 

21 Podiatrist, and Dentist’’; and 

22 (F) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by inserting 

23 ‘‘podiatrists and’’ before ‘‘dentists.’’. 

24 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—Section 7433 

25 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘physicians and 


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1 dentists’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘physi2 cians, podiatrists, and dentists’’. 

3 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

4 of subchapter III of chapter 74 of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, PODIA6 TRISTS,’’ after ‘‘PHYSICIANS’’. 

7 (4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is 

9 amended by striking the item relating to the sub10 chapter III heading and inserting the following new 

11 item: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAY FOR PHYSICIANS, PODIATRISTS, AND DENTISTS’’. 

12 (5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7433 of 

13 such title is further amended— 

14 (A) by striking subsection (b); 

15 (B) in subsection (a)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

18 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

19 subsection (b); and 

20 (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘In prescribing’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS AND

23 VIEWS.—In prescribing’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 

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