(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe such 
regulations as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAY GRADES FOR PHYSICIAN 
ASSISTANTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS AND REQUIREMENT TO PRO-
VIDE COMPETITIVE PAY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PAY
GRADES.—Section 
7404(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SCHEDULE 
‘‘Physician Assistant IV. 
‘‘Physician Assistant III. 
‘‘Physician Assistant II. 
‘‘Physician Assistant I.’’. 
(b) COMPETITIVE PAY.—Section 7451(a)(2) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) Physician assistant.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and registered nurse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘registered nurse, and physician assist-
ant’’. 
(c) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall implement a national strategic plan for the 
retention and recruitment of physician assistants of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs that includes the 
establishment and adoption of standards for the pro-
vision of competitive pay to physician assistants of 
the Department in comparison to the pay of physi-
cian assistants in the private sector. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on the implementa-
tion of the national strategic plan under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COLLECTION OF 
FEES FOR HOUSING LOANS GUARANTEED BY 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
and 
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(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
and 
(4) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 192 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3262 
[Report No. 115–267] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out a pilot program to provide educational 
assistance to certain former members of the 
Armed Forces for education and training as phy-
sician assistants of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to establish pay grades and require com-
petitive pay for physician assistants of the De-
partment, and for other purposes. 
JULY 28, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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