3.0.0 4166 2023-01-11T13:17:01Z 2023-01-11T13:17:01Z House H HR 2009-12-01 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-12-04T15:49:57Z Referred to 2009-12-01T19:00:44Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-12-02T20:13:51Z Referred to 2009-12-01T19:00:45Z 2009-12-04 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-12-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-12-01 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-12-01 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-01 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 N Health Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Medical research Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Health 00 2009-12-01 Introduced in House 2010-03-11T20:51:55Z Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009 - Reinstates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance scholarship program and permits furnishing scholarships to new participants in the program through 2014. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as additional requirements under such program, to: (1) modify the program in such a way that program graduates can be employed as soon as possible upon graduation and to actively assist and monitor graduates to ensure certifications are obtained in a minimal period following graduation; (2) require program participants to perform clinical tours; and (3) assign to each program participant a mentor who is employed at the same facility where the participant performs post-graduation obligated service.

Increases maximum payments under the VA education debt reduction program. Allows the Secretary to waive such limits.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide an educational loan repayment program for clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, in order to secure clinical research for the Veterans Health Administration.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) transfer specified funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for including VA facilities on a list of facilities eligible for assignment of participants in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; and (2) identify all VA medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics that may be eligible for such assignments.

]]> Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009 Display Title Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to educational assistance for health professionals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4166ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4166ih.xml 2009-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.