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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="845" measure-id="id113s845" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2013-04-25" update-date="2013-05-07">
<title>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s845v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2013-05-07">
<action-date>2013-04-25</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Extends through 2019 (under current law, 2014) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance program.</p> <p>Repeals the current $60,000 per-individual limit on education debt reduction payments made by the VA with respect to certain employees providing direct-patient care services or services incident thereto.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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