A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-845
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Medical education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-09
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Extends through 2019 (under current law, 2014) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance program.</p> <p>Repeals the current $60,000 per-individual limit on education debt reduction payments made by the VA with respect to certain employees providing direct-patient care services or services incident thereto.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 845 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program (a) Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program Section 7619 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2014 and inserting December 31, 2019 . (b) Repeal of cap on amount of education debt reduction payments under Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program Subsection (d) of section 7683 of such title is amended to read as follows: (d) Maximum amount The total amount payable to a participant in the Education Debt Reduction Program for any year may not exceed the amount of the principal and interest on loans referred to in subsection (a) that is paid by the individual during such year. .