3.0.0 6272 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z House HR 2016-09-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'ROURKE:H.R. 6272.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing a Powers,and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''.[Page H6107]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-10-19T13:34:56Z Referred to 2016-09-28T14:11:25Z 2016-10-19 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 N A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2016-09-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health personnel Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-09-28 Introduced in House 2016-12-13T21:44:04Z VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016

This bill provides that market pay (one of the three salary components of Veterans Health Administration [VHA] physicians and dentists) shall be the same for each physician or dentist with the same specialty or assignment in the same Integrated Service Network (VISN).

The market pay of a physician or dentist may exceed the market pay generally available to a physician or dentist with the same specialty or assignment in the same VISN by up to 5%.

Such amount shall take into account the pay in the relevant health service area, as designated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Market pay in a health professional shortage area for a physician's or dentist's specialty may exceed by up to 25% the market pay for a physician or dentist in a health service area with a specialty or assignment not relevant to the health professional shortage area.

The VA shall: (1) evaluate the market pay of a physician or dentist every 12 months; and (2) in implementing a promotion system, create parity between the grades and annual rates of basic pay for VHA employees performing similar duties in the same facility, regardless of service time.

]]> VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016 Display Title VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum market pay of physicians and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration who work in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6272ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6272ih.xml 2016-10-19 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.