To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.

Bill: 114-hr-1688
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2015-03-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Health personnel

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Medical education

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate up to 20 graduate medical education residency positions for the study of optometry.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Mr. Denham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.

1. Graduate medical education residency positions in optometry Section 301(b)(2)(A) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 7302 note) is amended by striking positions. and inserting positions, including up to 20 positions specifically designated for residencies in optometry. .