Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3933
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-10-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Veterans Affairs

Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Medical education

Nursing

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and submit to Congress an annual report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain Veterans Health Administration nurses. </p> <p>Such report shall include details regarding: (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each VA medical facility, (2) VA resources provided for such efforts, and (3) recommendations for appropriate legislation.</p> <p>The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 is amended to restore the annual Educational Assistance Program reporting requirement.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To establish and reinstate certain reporting requirements regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain health care professionals for the Veterans Health Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 . 2. Annual report regarding the recruitment, hiring, and retention of nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (a) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish and submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include details relating to— (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each medical facility of the Department; (2) resources provided by the Secretary to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration; and (3) recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers appropriate. 3. Reinstatement of reporting requirement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–66 ; 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to the report required under section 7632 of title 38, United States Code.