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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6612" measure-id="id116hr6612" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2020-04-23" update-date="2020-10-28">
<title>To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr6612v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-10-28">
<action-date>2020-04-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe specified technical qualifications necessary for appointment as a licensed hearing aid specialist in the Veterans Health Administration. Under the bill, at least one licensed hearing aid specialist must be appointed at each VA medical center.</p>]]></summary-text>
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