[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6430 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6430

     To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to the health 
professional scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2008

  Mr. Buyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to the health 
professional scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Veterans Health Scholarship Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Authority To Make New Scholarships.--Section 7618 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1998'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (b) Priority for Veterans in Award of Scholarships.--Section 
7612(b)(5) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) shall--
                            ``(i) give priority to applicants who are 
                        veterans; and
                            ``(ii) after giving priority to applicants 
                        under clause (i), give priority to applicants 
                        who are non-veterans who will be entering their 
                        final year in a course of training; and''.
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting `` applicants who are veterans''.
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