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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 require-
ments for contract health care professionals who perform medical dis-
ability 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. Vet-
erans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements 
for contract health care professionals who perform med-
ical disability examinations for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Veterans Exam Expan-
sion Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TEMPORARY LICENSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS WHO PERFORM MEDICAL 
DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 504(c)(2) of the Vet-
erans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended by 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 2002 of the 
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans 
Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 
(Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), is fur-
ther amended, subject to the sunset in paragraph (4) 
of such subsection— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘or psychologist’’ and inserting 
‘‘psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist, or 
other health care professional specified in regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
physician, physician assistant, nurse practi-
tioner, audiologist, or psychologist, as the case 
may be’’ and inserting ‘‘such health care profes-
sional’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2002(a)(2) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, 
M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 
5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘physicians assist-
ants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psycholo-
gists’’ and inserting ‘‘health care professionals’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regard-
ing the use of the authority under section 504 of the Vet-
erans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as temporarily amended 
by section 2002(a)(1) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. 
Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) 
and by subsection (a). Such report shall include, with re-
spect to the one-year period after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the following elements: 
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(1) The number of examinations conducted pur-
suant to a contract under such authority. 
(2) The number of such examinations conducted 
in each State, the District of Columbia, or a Com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
(3) The numbers of each kind of health care pro-
fessionals who conducted such examinations. 
(4) The number of examinations that were erro-
neously conducted by a health care professional— 
(A) without such a contract; or 
(B) unauthorized to enter into such a con-
tract. 
(5) The plan of the Secretary to correct errors in 
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 
of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. 
Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the tem-
porary licensure requirements for contract health 
care professionals who perform medical disability 
examinations for the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 2024 
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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