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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 pro-
vided to health professionals employed by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assuring Quality Care 
for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL 
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7411 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘board-certified physician or 
dentist appointed under section 7401(1) of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘health professional appointed 
under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this 
title’’; 
(3) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,600’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘required to maintain licen-
sure’’ after ‘‘professional education’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘No such health professional may receive re-
imbursement under this section and reimbursement 
for the same expenses incurred for continuing pro-
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fessional education provided by a Department med-
ical center.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Full-time 
health professionals: reimbursement of 
continuing professional education ex-
penses’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
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 
the continuing professional education reimburse-
ment provided to health professionals employed 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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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