[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5145 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5145


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2010

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 improve the continuing 
 professional education reimbursement provided to health professionals 
            employed by 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 ``Assuring Quality Care for Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT 
              FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7411 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may'';
            (2) by striking ``board-certified physician or dentist 
        appointed under section 7401(1) of this title'' and inserting 
        ``health professional appointed under paragraph (1) or (3) of 
        section 7401 of this title'';
            (3) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$1,600'';
            (4) by inserting ``required to maintain licensure'' after 
        ``professional education''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``No 
        such health professional may receive reimbursement under this 
        section and reimbursement for the same expenses incurred for 
        continuing professional education provided by a Department 
        medical center.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading for such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 7411. Full-time health professionals: reimbursement of 
              continuing professional education expenses''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 7411 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``7411. Full-time health professionals: reimbursement of continuing 
                            professional education expenses.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.