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Union Calendar No. 277 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5145 

[Report No. 111–489] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the continuing professional 

education reimbursement provided to health professionals employed by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2010 

Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 20, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana 

MAY 20, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 

continuing professional education reimbursement provided to health professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assuring Quality Care 

5 for Veterans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL 

7 EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH 

8 PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPART9 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7411 of title 38, United 

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘board-certified physician or 

14 dentist appointed under section 7401(1) of this 

15 title’’ and inserting ‘‘health professional appointed 

16 under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this 

17 title’’; 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$1,600’’; 

20 (4) by inserting ‘‘required to maintain licen21 sure’’ after ‘‘professional education’’; and 

22 (5) by adding at the end the following new sen23 tence: ‘‘No such health professional may receive re24 imbursement under this section and reimbursement 

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1 fessional education provided by a Department med2 ical center.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for such 

5 section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Full-time 

6 health professionals: reimbursement of 

7 continuing professional education ex8 penses’’. 

9 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

10 at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is 

11 amended by striking the item relating to section 

12 7411 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘7411. Full-time health professionals: reimbursement of continuing professional 

education expenses.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 277 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5145 

[Report No. 111–489] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 

by the Department of Veterans Affairs. ment provided to health professionals employed the continuing professional education reimburseMAY 20, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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