[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2790 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2790


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2008

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of 
Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICES AT 
              VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
            ``(9) The Director of Physician Assistant Services, who 
        shall be a qualified physician assistant who shall report to 
        the Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the 
        education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, 
        and optimal participation of physician assistants within the 
        programs and initiatives of the Administration. The Director of 
        Physician Assistant Services shall serve in a full-time 
        capacity at the Central Office of the Department.''.
    (b) Deadline for Implementation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that an individual is serving as the Director of Physician 
Assistant Services under section 7306(a)(9) of title 38, United States 
Code,


              

 as added by subsection (a), by not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.