3.0.0 1163 2022-11-01T16:02:56Z 2022-11-01T16:02:56Z House HR 2019-02-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 1163.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; and Article VI, Clause 2of the United States Constitution.[Page H1584]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-09-11T18:16:35Z Referred to 2019-03-14T20:23:35Z Referred to 2019-02-13T15:06:05Z VA Hiring Enhancement Act 116 902 S 2019-03-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-09-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-03-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2019-02-13 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-02-13 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2019-02-13 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2019-02-13 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2019-02-13 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-02-13 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-03-07 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-03-11 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-03-25 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2019-04-09 False R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2019-05-01 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-05-08 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 2019-05-08 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2019-05-14 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2019-05-20 False M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 2019-05-23 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-06-03 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-06-11 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-06-25 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2019-07-12 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2019-09-11 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-10-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Competition and antitrust Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Medical education Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-02-13 Introduced in House 2022-01-21T18:58:15Z VA Hiring Enhancement Act

This bill modifies requirements and procedures related to hiring physicians and applicants for certain other professional positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill negates enforcement of a noncompete agreement that an applicant for such an appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has entered into with a non-VA facility or party. As a condition of terminating the noncompete agreement, the applicant must agree to serve at the VHA for one year or until the expiration of the noncompete agreement, whichever is later.

Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.

The bill also authorizes the VA to offer a contingent physician's appointment to an individual if the VA anticipates that the individual will, within two years of the offer, complete a residency program leading to board eligibility in a specialty and meet other requirements for the appointment.

]]> VA Hiring Enhancement Act Display Title VA Hiring Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Hiring Enhancement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1163ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1163ih.xml 2019-09-11 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.