3.0.0 3754 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z House HR 2017-09-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 3754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 1 and 3 of Article 1, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H7383]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-13T16:05:11Z Referred to 2017-09-13T14:01:10Z 2017-09-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2017-11-28 False G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2017-11-28 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2017-11-28 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2017-11-28 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-11-28 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2017-11-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical education Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-09-13 Introduced in House 2019-08-16T15:00:10Z VHA REcruitment, HIring, and REtention Act of 2017 or VHA REHIRE Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a VA Student Loan Repayment Program to assist the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) meet staffing needs for health professional occupations for which recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.

A program participant must agree to serve as a full-time VHA employee for one year for every $10,000 of received benefits, with a minimum three-year commitment.

Program assistance may be in addition to assistance available under the VA Educational Assistance Program.

A participant in the VA Education Debt Reduction Program must agree to serve as a full-time VHA employee for at least three years.

A physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, optometrist, registered nurse, physician assistant, or dental auxiliary must agree to serve at least two years as a full-time VA employee in order to receive certain bonuses or allowances.

The VA shall offer employment to a qualified VHA applicant within 75 days after the last day applications are accepted for a position.

]]> VHA REHIRE Act of 2017 Display Title VHA REHIRE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced VHA REHIRE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced VHA REcruitment, HIring, and REtention Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment, hiring, and retention of health professionals by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3754ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3754ih.xml 2017-09-13 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.