Recruit Act

Bill: 114-hr-2671
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Health personnel

Medical education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Recruit Act</strong></p> <p>This bill specifies that a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professional scholarship shall consist of up to the full amount of the tuition and other reasonable educational expenses for a school year.</p> <p>The period of obligated service may exceed one calendar year for each such school year or part thereof if the VA determines that such period is appropriate based on the scholarship's amount and duration.</p> <p>An individual who is enrolled in such program as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act may elect to be covered by the amendments made by this Act with respect to a quarter, semester, or term commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2015 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recruit Act . 2. Amount of scholarship and duration of obligated service under Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program (a) Clarification of scholarship amount Section 7613 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting of up to the entire amount after consist of payment . (b) Duration of obligated service Section 7612(c)(1)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The period of obligated service may exceed one calendar year for each such school year or part thereof if the Secretary determines that such period is appropriate based on the amount and duration of the scholarship. . (c) Application (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to individuals who first enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program under subchapter II of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Special rule for current participants An individual who is enrolled in such program as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may elect to be covered by the amendments made by this section with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.