3.0.0 2425 2023-01-11T13:26:09Z 2023-01-11T13:26:09Z Senate S S 2014-06-04 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-06-04T15:17:18Z Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act 113 4234 HR 2014-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 113 2009 S 2014-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2014-06-04 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-06-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3394-3396) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2014-06-04 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Home and outpatient care Medical education Mental health Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-04 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-28T17:53:20Z Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the loans used to finance the education expenses related to psychiatric medicine of certain individuals who demonstrate a commitment to long-term careers as psychiatrists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Requires those individuals to be: (1) licensed or eligible for licensure to practice psychiatric medicine in the VHA, or (2) enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Directs the Secretary to select at least 10 individuals each year to participate in the program.

Requires program participants to agree to a period of obligated service with the VHA in the field of psychiatric medicine. Prohibits the Secretary from paying more than $60,000 on behalf of an individual for each year of obligated service the individual agrees to serve.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study of pay disparities among VHA psychiatrists.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a pilot program providing a monthly housing allowance to individuals who: (1) are health care providers, (2) are or agree to become VHA employees on a full-time basis in a health care position designated by the Secretary, and (3) accept an assignment in such position for at least 36 months at a rural or highly rural community-based outpatient clinic selected by the Secretary.

Provides bonus housing allowances to participants who complete the 36 months of service and to those who complete additional one-year or two-year terms of service.

]]> Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act Display Title Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs by repaying loans for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot program to provide housing allowances to health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration who accept assignment at rural and highly rural clinics, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act Introduced in Senate 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2425is/xml/BILLS-113s2425is.xml 2014-06-04 Read twice and referred to the 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.