[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2636 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2636

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide pay parity for 
       dentists with physicians employed by the Veterans Health 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2000

  Mr. DeWine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide pay parity for 
       dentists with physicians employed by the Veterans Health 
                Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Dentists Appreciation Act''.

SEC. 2. PAY PARITY FOR DENTISTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7435(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting 
        ``$9,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by amending the table to read as 
        follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Rate
                ``Length of Service                ---------------------
                                                     Minimum    Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2 years but less than 4 years...................     $4,000     $6,000
  4 years but less than 8 years...................      6,000     12,000
  8 years but less than 12 years..................     12,000     18,000
  12 years or more................................     12,000  25,000'';
------------------------------------------------------------------------


            (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``$20,000'' and 
        inserting ``$40,000'';
            (4) in paragraph (4)(A), by amending the table to read as 
        follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Rate
                    ``Position                     ---------------------
                                                     Minimum    Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Service Chief (or in a comparable position as        $4,500    $15,000
   determined by the Secretary)...................
  Chief of Staff or in an Executive Grade.........     14,500     25,000
  Director Grade..................................          0  25,000'';
------------------------------------------------------------------------


            (5) in paragraph (4)(B), by amending the table to read as 
        follows:

            ``Position
                                                                   Rate
        Deputy Service Director............................    $20,000 
        Service Director...................................     25,000 
        Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health........     27,500 
        Assistant Under Secretary for Health (or in a         30,000'';
            comparable position as determined by the 
            Secretary).

            (6) in paragraph (6), by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
        ``$17,000''; and
            (7) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
        inserting ``$15,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any contract entered into under chapter 74 of title 38, United 
States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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