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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as ``The American Horse Slaughter Prevention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Horses have played a significant role in the history 
        and culture of the United States.
            (2) Horses in the United States are not raised for food or 
        fiber.
            (3) As a non-food and recreational animal, horses should be 
        protected from slaughter.
            (4) The foreign-owned horse slaughter industry has 
        slaughtered and exported for human consumption over 3 million 
        American horses in the last 2 decades.
            (5) Approximately 55,000 American horses are slaughtered 
        for human consumption annually in the United States by foreign-
        owned slaughterhouses. Tens of thousands of live horses are 
        exported from the United States annually for slaughter.
            (6) Horses slaughtered in these foreign-owned plants in the 
        United States have often been hauled several thousand miles 
        over several days, contrary to acceptable non-slaughter 
        standards for water, food, and rest.
            (7) Many horses shipped to slaughter are young, healthy 
        animals. Others are old, sick, blind, crippled and in otherwise 
        poor condition and are unfit to withstand the rigors of long 
        travel. Horses sent to be slaughtered are often shipped on 
        crowded double deck trucks designed for shorter necked species 
        such as pigs, cattle and sheep, and are forced to travel in a 
        bent position which can result in suffering, injury and death.
            (8) Killing of horses by foreign-owned slaughterhouses in 
        the United States contrasts with the preferable method of 
        killing by chemical euthanasia.
            (9) Horses endure repeated blows to the head with stunning 
        equipment that often does not render the animals unconscious. 
        Some horses proceed still conscious through the remaining 
        stages of slaughter being bled out and dismembered.
            (10) Because horses in America are not food animals, 
        veterinarians commonly prescribe and treat horses with potent 
        drugs that may reside in the horseflesh and be dangerous when 
        consumed by humans.
            (11) Because of the lack of disclosure on the part of the 
        agents and dealers for the slaughter plants people's horses are 
        many times acquired and slaughtered through fraud and 
        misrepresentation. Slaughter also provides a quick and 
        evidence-free outlet for stolen horses.
            (12) The imposition of a ban on the sale of horseflesh for 
        human consumption, regardless of its source, is consistent with 
        the international obligations of the United States because it 
        applies equally to domestic and foreign producers and avoids 
        any discrimination among foreign sources of competing products. 
        Such a ban is also consistent with provisions of international 
        agreements to which the United States is a party that expressly 
        allow for measures designed to protect the health and welfare 
        of animals and to enjoin the use of deceptive trade practices 
        in international or domestic commerce.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

     The purpose of this Act is --
            (1) to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human 
        consumption;
            (2) to prohibit the sale, possession, and trade of 
        horseflesh for human consumption;
            (3) to prohibit the sale, possession, and trade of live 
        horses for slaughter for human consumption.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

     For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Euthanasia.--The term ``euthanasia'' means to kill an 
        animal humanely by means that immediately renders the animal 
        unconscious, with this state remaining until the animal's swift 
        death.
            (2) Export.--The term ``export'' means to take from any 
        place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to a 
        place not subject to such jurisdiction, whether or not the 
        taking constitutes an exportation within the meaning of the 
        customs laws of the United States.
            (3) Horse.--The term ``horse'' means all members of the 
        equid family, including horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, asses, 
        and burros.
            (4) Horseflesh.--The term ``horseflesh'' means the flesh of 
        a dead horse, including the animal's viscera, skin, hair, hide, 
        hooves, and bones.
            (5) Human consumption.--The term ``human consumption'' 
        means ingestion by people as a source of food.
            (6) Import.--The term ``import'' means to bring into any 
        place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from a 
        place not subject to such jurisdiction, whether or not the 
        bringing constitutes an importation within the meaning of the 
        customs laws of the United States.
            (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
                    (A) an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 
                association, or other private entity;
                    (B) an officer, employee, agent, department, or 
                instrumentality of--
                            (i) the Federal Government; or
                            (ii) any State, municipality, or political 
                        subdivision of State; or
                    (C) any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of 
                the United States.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (9) Slaughter.--The term ``slaughter'' means the commercial 
        slaughter of one or more horses with the intent to sell, 
        barter, or trade the flesh for human consumption.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory, or possession 
        of the United States.
            (11) Transport.--The term ``transport'' means to move by 
        any means, or to receive or load onto a vehicle for the purpose 
        of movement.
            (12) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 
        customs territory of the United States, as defined in general 
        note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    (a) In General.--A person shall not--
            (1) slaughter a horse for human consumption;
            (2) import into, or export from, the United States 
        horseflesh for human consumption or live horses intended for 
        slaughter for human consumption;
            (3) sell or barter, offer to sell or barter, purchase, 
        possess, transport, deliver, or receive horseflesh for human 
        consumption or live horses intended for slaughter for human 
        consumption; or
            (4) solicit, request, or otherwise knowingly cause any act 
        prohibited under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

SEC. 6. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Criminal Penalties.--A person who violates section 5 shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 
1 year, or both.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--Any person who violates any provision of 
        section 5 shall, in addition to any other civil or criminal 
        penalty that may be imposed under title 18, United States Code, 
        or any other provision of law, be assessed, by the Secretary, a 
        civil penalty of not more than $5,000 but not less than $2,500, 
        and shall have confiscated all horses in that person's physical 
        or legal possession at the time of arrest, if said horses are 
        intended for slaughter.
            (2) Debarment.--The Secretary shall prohibit a person from 
        importing, exporting, transporting, trading, or selling horses 
        in the United States, if the Secretary finds that the person 
        has engaged in a pattern or practice of actions that has 
        resulted in a final judicial or administrative determination 
        with respect to the assessment of criminal or civil penalties 
        for violations of any provision of this Act
    (c) Notice; Hearing.--No monetary penalty may be assessed under 
this subsection against a person unless the person is given notice and 
opportunity for a hearing with respect to such violation in accordance 
with section 554 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Enforcement.--
            (1) Use of personnel.--The Secretary shall enforce this 
        Act, and may use, by agreement, the personnel, services, and 
        facilities of any other Federal, State, or local agency for the 
        purposes of enforcing this Act. For good cause shown, the 
        Secretary may remit or mitigate any civil penalty.
            (2) Execution of process; arrest; search; seizure.--Any 
        person authorized by the Secretary to enforce this Act may 
        execute any warrant or process issued by any officer or court 
        of competent jurisdiction to enforce this Act. Such a person so 
        authorized may, in addition to any other authority conferred by 
        law--
                    (A) with or without warrant or other process, 
                arrest any person committing in his presence or view a 
                violation of this Act or the regulations issued 
                thereunder;
                    (B) seize the cargo of any truck or other 
                conveyance used or employed to violate this Act or the 
                regulations issued hereunder or which reasonably 
                appears to have been so used or employed; and
                    (C) seize, whenever and wherever found, all horses 
                and horseflesh possessed in violation of this Act or 
                the regulations issued thereunder and dispose of them, 
                in accordance with this section and regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary.
            (3) Placement of confiscated horses.--
                    (A) Temporary placement.--After confiscation of a 
                live horse pursuant to this Act, the arresting 
                authorities shall work with animal welfare societies 
                and animal control departments to ensure the temporary 
                placement of the horse with an animal rescue facility 
                that is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, while the 
                person charged with violating this Act is prosecuted. 
                If placement at such a facility is not possible, the 
                arresting authorities shall work with animal welfare 
                societies and animal control departments to temporarily 
                place the horse with a facility that has as its primary 
                purpose the humane treatment of animals, or another 
                suitable location.
                    (B) Bonds.--
                            (i) Posting of bond.--The owner of a horse 
                        confiscated pursuant to this Act may prevent 
                        permanent placement of the horse by the 
                        facility that has temporary custody of the 
                        horse by posting a bond with the court in an 
                        amount the court determines is sufficient to 
                        provide for the necessary care and keeping of 
                        the horse for at least 60 days, including the 
                        day on which the horse was taken into custody. 
                        Such bond shall be filed with the court within 
                        10 days after the horse is confiscated. If a 
                        bond is not so posted, the custodial facility 
                        shall determine permanent placement of the 
                        horse in accordance with reasonable practices 
                        for the humane treatment of animals. If the 
                        animal has not yet been returned to the owner 
                        at the end of the time for which expenses are 
                        covered by the bond, and if the owner desires 
                        to prevent permanent placement of the animal by 
                        the custodial facility, the owner shall post a 
                        new bond with the court within ten days 
                        following the prior bond's expiration. If a new 
                        bond is not so posted, the custodial facility 
                        shall determine permanent placement of the 
                        horse in accordance with reasonable practices 
                        for the humane treatment of animals.
                            (ii) Costs for providing care for horse 
                        deducted from bond.--If a bond has been posted 
                        in accordance with clause (i), the custodial 
                        facility may draw from the bond the actual 
                        reasonable costs incurred by the facility in 
                        providing the necessary care and keeping of the 
                        confiscated horse from the date of the initial 
                        confiscation to the date of final disposition 
                        of the horse in the criminal action charging a 
                        violation of this Act.
                    (C) Permanent placement.--Any horse confiscated 
                pursuant to this Act and not returned to the owner 
                thereafter (except where otherwise provided in 
                paragraph (4)) shall be placed permanently with an 
                animal rescue facility or other suitable facility as 
                described in this section upon--
                            (i) the conviction of the horse's owner 
                        pursuant to this Act;
                            (ii) the owner's surrender of the horse;
                            (iii) the failure of the horse's owner to 
                        post a bond as required in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (B); or
                            (iv) the Secretary's inability to identify 
                        the owner.
            (4) Euthanasia of horses.--
                    (A) Emergency circumstances.--The Secretary or any 
                law enforcement individual charged with enforcing this 
                Act may order or perform the immediate euthanasia of 
                any horse in the field when such horse is injured 
                beyond recovery and suffering irreversibly. Methods 
                used shall be in accordance with the most recent Report 
                of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel 
                on Euthanasia (2000) and State and local laws and may 
                include gunshot, but shall not include electrocution or 
                penetrating captive bolt.
                    (B) Horses beyond recovery and unplaceable.--The 
                Secretary or any individual charged with enforcing this 
                Act may order the euthanasia of any confiscated horse 
                when injured, disabled, or diseased beyond recovery or 
                when placement at an animal rescue facility or other 
                suitable facility, as described in this section, is not 
                possible within 90 days of any circumstance as 
                described in section 6(d)(3)(C). An equine or large-
                animal veterinarian shall perform the euthanasia rated 
                ``Acceptable'' for horses in the most recent Report of 
                the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on 
                Euthanasia (2000), but shall not include penetrating 
                captive bolt, electrocution, gunshot, or other non-
                chemical means.
    (e) Funding of Animal Rescue Facilities.--
            (1) Grants.--To the extent that funds are made available 
        for this purpose by Acts of appropriation, the Secretary shall 
        make grants to animal rescue facilities described in this 
        section that have given adequate assurances to the Secretary 
        that they are willing to accept horses confiscated pursuant to 
        this Act.
            (2) Penalties, fines, and forfeited property.--Amounts 
        received as penalties, fines, or forfeited property under this 
        Act shall be used for the care of any live horses seized from 
        violators of this Act and taken into the possession of the 
        United States or placed with an animal rescue facility as 
        described in this section.
    (f) Calculation of Violations.--For purposes of this section, a 
separate offense shall be calculated as follows:
            (1) Each live horse transported, traded, slaughtered, or 
        possessed in violation of this Act shall constitute a separate 
        offense.
            (2) Every four hundred pounds or less of confiscated 
        horseflesh shall constitute a separate offense.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

     Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to Congress on the efforts of the United States Government to 
enforce the provisions of this Act and the adequacy of the resources to 
do so.

SEC. 8. EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 5, nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to affect the regulation by any State of its 
horse population.
    (b) Exception for Designated Law Enforcement Official Purposes.--A 
person described in section 4(7)(B) may engage in activities described 
in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 5 solely for purposes of 
enforcing this Act.

SEC. 9. DATE OF ENFORCEMENT.

     This Act shall take effect one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) slaughtering a horse for human consumption; (2) importing to, or exporting from, the United States horseflesh or horses for human consumption; (3) selling, bartering, transferring, receiving, or distributing horseflesh or horses for human consumption; or (4) soliciting or knowingly causing any such actions.Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal and civil penalties; (2) enforcement authority of the Secretary of Agriculture; (3) placement of confiscated horses; (4) euthanasia of unplaceable or severely injured or diseased horses; (4) funding of animal rescue facilities; and (5) exemptions.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Voyage of Scientific 
Discovery Act''.

SEC. 2. LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall 
establish a program at the River Studies Center of the Biological 
Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey, located in 
Columbia, Missouri--
            (1) to determine and monitor the biological and chemical 
        characteristics of the Missouri River;
            (2) to determine and monitor the interrelationship of those 
        characteristics with the hydrology and geomorphology of the 
        river; and
            (3) to monitor and assess the biota, including threatened 
        or endangered species, habitats, and water quality of the 
        Missouri River.
    (b) Development.--To develop the program, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall 
consult with--
            (1) the Governors of affected States, acting through--
                    (A) the Missouri River Natural Resources Committee; 
                and
                    (B) the Missouri River Basin Association; and
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (3) the Secretary of the Army;
            (4) the Western Area Power Administration;
            (5) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency; and
            (6) the Missouri River Basin Tribes.
    (c) Activities.--The program under subsection (b) shall provide 
scientific information to--
            (1) guide operation and management of the Missouri River; 
        and
            (2) measure and model the impact of management alternatives 
        through--
                    (A) monitoring of biota, including threatened or 
                endangered species, habitats, and water quality;
                    (B) focused investigations of cause and effect 
                relationships; and
                    (C) identification and evaluation of methods to 
                conserve fish and wildlife, including threatened and 
                endangered species.
    (d) Baseline.--The program under subsection (b) shall establish a 
baseline of conditions against which future activities can be measured.
    (e) Database.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
            (1) establish a database on Missouri River biota, including 
        threatened or endangered species, habitats, and water quality; 
        and
            (2) make the database readily available to the public.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of establishment 
of the program under subsection (b), and not less frequently than every 
3 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall--
            (1) review the program;
            (2) as necessary, establish and revise the objectives of 
        the program; and
            (3) submit to Congress a report on the environmental health 
        of the Missouri River.
    (g) Indian Tribes.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall enter into contracts, pursuant to the 
Indian Self Determination Act (title I of the Indian Self Determination 
and Education Assistance Act; 25 U.S.C. chapter 14, subchapter II, part 
A (25 U.S.C. 450f et. seq.)) with Tribes whose Reservations are located 
along the Missouri River and have an interest in environmental 
restoration. The tasks to be contracted shall implement the goals set 
forth in this section and shall complement the activities undertaken by 
the Secretary of the Interior and the affected State Governments.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section--
                    (A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                    (B) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    (C) $15,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
                through 2016.
            (2) Allocation of funds.--Funding of the program shall be 
        implemented in the following manner:
                    (A) Not more than the following percentage of the 
                funds available shall be directed to the River Studies 
                Center of the Biological Resources Division of the 
                United States Geological Survey, located in Columbia, 
                Missouri:
                            (i) 25 percent in fiscal year 2002
                            (ii) 40 perccent in fiscal year 2003
                            (iii) 65 percent in fiscal years after 
                        2003.
                At least 50 percent of such funds shall be directed to 
                the River Studies Center in fiscal years after 2003.
                    (B) The remaining funds shall be made available to 
                State fish and wildlife agencies in the Missouri River 
                basin to conduct monitoring activities designed to 
                enhance and supplement existing scientific knowledge of 
                the Missouri River system.
            (3) Threatened and endangered species.--Of the amounts made 
        available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, $1,500,000 
        shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and 
        the State agencies with jurisdiction for Missouri River fish 
        and wildlife to monitor and conduct focused investigations of 
        endangered fish, including pallid sturgeon response to main 
        stem reservoir operations.
            (4) State agency funding.--Funds authorized to be 
        appropriated under this section shall be made available as 
        necessary to contract with the State agencies with jurisdiction 
        for Missouri River fish and wildlife to collect field data and 
        support field operations for the monitoring component of the 
        program.
            (5) Funding of focused investigations.--The focused 
        investigations component of the program established under this 
        section shall be funded using a competitive process. Each year, 
        the directors of the State fish and game agencies with 
        jurisdiction for Missouri River fish and wildlife, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
        entities listed under section 2(b)(1), shall prioritize 
        information needs and issue a request for proposals to State, 
        Federal, for-profit, and not-for-profit organizations with 
        Missouri River interest and expertise. The directors and the 
        Secretary shall review and select those proposals to be funded.
Lewis and Clark Voyage of Scientific Discovery Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program at the River Studies Center of the Biological Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, Missouri, to determine and monitor the biological and chemical characteristics of the Missouri River, determine and monitor the relationship of those characteristics with the river's hydrology and geomorphology, and monitor and assess the river's biota and water quality. Requires contracts with Indian tribes whose reservations are located along the Missouri River and have an interest in environmental restoration.Requires establishment of a publicly available database.Makes a specified amount of funds provided under this Act available to monitor and conduct focused investigations of endangered fish, including pallid sturgeon.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Doctors of Our Country 
through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014'' or the ``RDOCS-VA 
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs are in dire need of more physicians, with a particular 
        need for doctors trained in primary care specialties.
            (2) The Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program 
        established by chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, 
        provides educational assistance through scholarships and loan 
        forgiveness for a range of health professionals, however, it 
        does not specifically encourage a commitment to primary care by 
        physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (3) The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) model of 
        education and training is a respected and effective way of 
        meeting the need of the United States for educated and trained 
        officers in the Armed Forces, and it can be applied to train 
        and educate physicians to provide primary care services.
            (4) Congress can build off of the Health Professionals 
        Educational Assistance Program and the ROTC model to solve the 
        primary care shortage by providing full-tuition scholarships to 
        students committed to serving the United States as primary care 
        doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR COUNTRY THROUGH 
              SCHOLARSHIPS--VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

    ``SUBCHAPTER VIII--RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR COUNTRY THROUGH 
                     SCHOLARSHIPS--VETERANS AFFAIRS

``Sec. 7691. Authority for program
    ``As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary 
shall carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter in order to 
provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide 
primary health care services at medical facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. The program shall be known as the Restoring the 
Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs program 
(in this subchapter referred to as the `RDOCS-VA program').
``Sec. 7692. Scholarship program
    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the RDOCS-VA program, the 
Secretary shall award not less than 400 RDOCS-VA scholarships to 
individuals who are selected by the Secretary and enter into an 
agreement under subsection (b). Under such scholarships, the Secretary 
shall pay--
            ``(1) to the participating undergraduate medical program 
        all tuition and costs for the undergraduate medical education 
        of an RDOCS-VA scholar for a period of study not exceeding 48 
        consecutive months; and
            ``(2) to the RDOCS-VA scholar a cost-of-living stipend, in 
        an amount determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Agreement.--To participate in the RDOCS-VA program, an RDOCS-
VA scholar shall agree to--
            ``(1) be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a 
        participating undergraduate medical program in the State of 
        residence of the scholar (or if such State of residence 
        operates no such program, in a participating undergraduate 
        medical program in a State within an associated region);
            ``(2) when enrolled in such program, maintain a minimum 
        level of academic standing (to be determined by the Secretary);
            ``(3) complete an accredited residency training program in 
        a primary care specialty;
            ``(4) become licensed to practice medicine in the State of 
        residence of the scholar;
            ``(5) receive and maintain board certification in a primary 
        care specialty; and
            ``(6) complete a five-year post-graduate period of 
        employment by the Department of Veterans Affairs performing 
        primary care services.
    ``(c) Priority in Awarding Scholarships.--In selecting RDOCS-VA 
scholars and awarding scholarships under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall give preference to applicants who--
            ``(1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine 
        program; or
            ``(2) elect to complete the period of employment described 
        in subsection (b)(6) at a facility of the Department that the 
        Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care 
        physicians.
    ``(d) Ineligibility for Other Educational Assistance.--An RDOCS-VA 
scholar shall not be eligible for other assistance under this chapter 
in connection with the education received under the RDOCS-VA program.
``Sec. 7693. Breach of agreement: liability
    ``(a) In General.--An RDOCS-VA scholar (other than a scholar 
described in subsection (b)) who fails to accept payment, or instructs 
the participating undergraduate medical program in which the scholar is 
enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship 
under the agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this title 
shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages in the 
amount of $1,500. Such liability is in addition to any period of 
obligated service or other obligation or liability under the agreement.
    ``(b) Liability.--(1) An RDOCS-VA scholar shall be liable to the 
United States for the amount which has been paid to or on behalf of the 
scholar under the agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this 
title if any of the following occurs:
            ``(A) The scholar fails to maintain an acceptable level of 
        academic standing described in paragraph (2) of such section 
        7692(b).
            ``(B) The scholar is dismissed from the participating 
        undergraduate medical program for disciplinary reasons.
            ``(C) The scholar voluntarily terminates the course of 
        training in such program before the completion of such program.
            ``(D) The scholar fails to become licensed to practice 
        medicine in the State of residence of the scholar during a 
        period of time determined under regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(2) Liability under this subsection is in lieu of any service 
obligation arising under the agreement of the RDOCS-VA scholar.
    ``(c) Recovery.--(1) If an RDOCS-VA officer breaches the agreement 
by failing (for any reason) to complete the period of obligated service 
of the officer, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the 
officer an amount determined in accordance with the formula described 
in section 7617(c)(1) of this title.
    ``(2) Any amount of damages which the United States is entitled to 
recover under this section shall be paid to the United States within 
the one-year period beginning on the date of the breach of the 
agreement.
``Sec. 7694. Reports
    ``The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the physician workforce of the Department. Such report shall 
include--
            ``(1) the number of scholarships awarded under this 
        subchapter during the year covered by the report;
            ``(2) data on the physician shortage of the Department, if 
        any, disaggregated by the medical facility of the Department; 
        and
            ``(3) a gap analysis of the primary care practitioners 
        needed in each medical facility of the Department, and a five- 
        and ten-year estimates of the funding needed to close the gap 
        through the RDOCS-VA program.
``Sec. 7695. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) The term `accelerated track family-medicine program' 
        means an appropriately accredited, integrated course of study 
        in which a candidate can complete undergraduate medical 
        education and graduate medical education in six years.
            ``(2) The term `associated region' means--
                    ``(A) the area encompassing the boundaries of 
                Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho;
                    ``(B) the area encompassing the boundaries of 
                Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 
                Connecticut, and Vermont;
                    ``(C) the area encompassing the boundaries of 
                Delaware and Pennsylvania; or
                    ``(D) the area encompassing the boundaries of 
                Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.
            ``(3) The term `board certification' means a certification 
        to practice medicine in a specialty, by an appropriate medical 
        specialty board.
            ``(4) The term `participating undergraduate medical 
        program' means an allopathic or osteopathic undergraduate 
        medical program operated by a State.
            ``(5) The term `primary care specialty' means geriatrics, 
        gerontology, family medicine, or general internal medicine.
            ``(6) The term `RDOCS-VA officer' means an RDOCS-VA program 
        participant who has completed undergraduate medical training, 
        but has not yet fulfilled the remaining requirements of the 
        scholarship agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of 
        this title.
            ``(7) The term `RDOCS-VA scholar' means an individual 
        participating in an RDOCS-VA program pursuant to a scholarship 
        agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this title, but 
        has not yet completed undergraduate medical education.
            ``(8) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States and the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
7684 the following new items:

    ``subchapter viii--restoring the doctors of our country through 
                     scholarships--veterans affairs

``7691. Authority for program.
``7692. Scholarship program.
``7693. Breach of agreement: liability.
``7694. Reports.
``7695. Definitions.''.

Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at VA medical facilities, which shall be known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs (RDOCS-VA) program. Directs the Secretary, under such program, to award not less than 400 scholarships covering all tuition and costs for an undergraduate medical education for a period of study not exceeding 48 consecutive months, and a cost-of-living stipend, to selected individuals who agree to:   be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a participating undergraduate medical program in the scholar's state of residence,  maintain a minimum level of academic standing, complete an accredited residency training program in a primary care specialty, become licensed to practice medicine in the scholar's state of residence, receive and maintain board certification in a primary care specialty, and complete a five-year post-graduate period of employment by the VA performing primary care services.  Directs the Secretary to give preference to applicants who: (1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine program, or (2) elect to complete the five-year period of employment at a VA facility that the Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care physicians.  Sets forth provisions regarding such scholar's liability for breach of agreement.