3.0.0 6153 2022-02-03T05:17:41Z 2022-02-03T05:17:41Z House H HR 2008-05-22 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-22T14:04:35Z Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2008 110 2969 S 2008-09-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1034. Identical bill CRS 2008-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 N R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2008-05-22 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2008-05-22 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-05-22 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-05-22 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2008-05-22 True O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2008-06-03 False H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-09-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil service retirement Congress Congressional oversight Dentists Department of Veterans Affairs Education Education of the disadvantaged Employee selection Federal employees Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Hours of labor Medical education Medical personnel Nurses Part-time employment Pharmacists Physicians Recruiting of employees Salaries Scholarships Student loan funds Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-05-22 Introduced in House 2008-07-21T21:06:37Z Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to appoint personnel for health care positions within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) not specifically listed as authorized categories for appointment, as long as the Secretary provides prior notification to the congressional veterans' committees and the Office of Management and Budget. Requires newly-appointed nurses to serve a probationary period. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) appoint nurse assistants; and (2) waive required pay offsets for federal annuitants reemployed in VA health care positions. Sets the minimum rate of basic pay for appointees to certain positions in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health at the lowest rate of basic pay for a Senior Executive Service position. Allows for the payment of: (1) comparability pay of up to $100,000 annually for Office positions which are not physicians or dentists; and (2) special incentive pay of up to $40,000 annually to a VHA pharmacist executive.

Removes or waives certain pay restrictions for: (1) physicians or dentists occupying administrative or executive leadership positions; (2) nurses; and (3) certified registered nurse anesthetists. Revises locality pay scale computations.

Increases from $25,000 to $100,000 the special pay for nurse executives. Makes part-time nurses eligible for additional nurse pay.

Provides limitations on overtime duty, weekend duty, and alternative work schedules for nurses, with exceptions for emergency situations.

Reinstates the VA's health professionals educational assistance scholarship program, and increases maximum assistance amounts. Authorizes the Secretary to provide an educational loan repayment program for clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds.

]]> Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 Display Title Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6153ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6153ih.xml 2008-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.