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[H.R. 2790 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 403
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2790

                          [Report No. 110-642]

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

Mr. Hare (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                              May 15, 2008

Additional sponsors: Mr. Holden, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Carson, Mr. Boswell, 
 Mr. Latham, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
 Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
   Carney, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
Sestak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Carson, 
                             and Mr. Buyer

                              May 15, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 
              SERVICES AT VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following new 
paragraph (9):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 403

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2790

                          [Report No. 110-642]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 15, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed