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Union Calendar No. 492 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5938 

[Report No. 118–592] 

To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny 

Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 12, 2023 

Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK) introduced 

the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JULY 18, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. MURPHY, and Mr. MOYLAN

JULY 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 12, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 

and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 

2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements 

for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Veterans Exam Expan5 sion Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TEMPORARY LICENSURE RE7 QUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT HEALTH CARE 

8 PROFESSIONALS WHO PERFORM MEDICAL 

9 DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DE10 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

11 (a) EXPANSION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 504(c)(2) of the Vet13 erans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public 

14 Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended by 

15 paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 2002 of the 

16 Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans 

17 Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 

18 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), is fur19 ther amended, subject to the sunset in paragraph (4) 

20 of such subsection— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

22 (A), by striking ‘‘or psychologist’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist, or 

24 other health care professional specified in regula25 tions prescribed by the Secretary’’; and 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 

2 physician, physician assistant, nurse practi3 tioner, audiologist, or psychologist, as the case 

4 may be’’ and inserting ‘‘such health care profes5 sional’’. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 2002(a)(2) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, 

8 M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve9 ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 

10 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘physicians assist11 ants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psycholo12 gists’’ and inserting ‘‘health care professionals’’. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af15 fairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 

16 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regard17 ing the use of the authority under section 504 of the Vet18 erans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 

19 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as temporarily amended 

20 by section 2002(a)(1) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. 

21 Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement 

22 Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) 

23 and by subsection (a). Such report shall include, with re24 spect to the one-year period after the date of the enactment 

25 of this Act, the following elements: 


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1 (1) The number of examinations conducted pur2 suant to a contract under such authority. 

3 (2) The number of such examinations conducted 

4 in each State, the District of Columbia, or a Com5 monwealth, territory, or possession of the United 

6 States. 

7 (3) The numbers of each kind of health care pro8 fessionals who conducted such examinations. 

9 (4) The number of examinations that were erro10 neously conducted by a health care professional— 

11 (A) without such a contract; or 

12 (B) unauthorized to enter into such a con13 tract. 

14 (5) The plan of the Secretary to correct errors in 

15 the use of such authority. 


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Union Calendar No. 492 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5938 

[Report No. 118–592] 

A BILL 

To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act 

fairs, and for other purposes. examinations for the Department of Veterans Afcare professionals who perform medical disability porary licensure requirements for contract health Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temRoe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. 

JULY 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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