[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 845 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 845

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2013

 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran) 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 improve the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, 
                        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. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional 
Scholarship Program.--Section 7619 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2019''.
    (b) Repeal of Cap on Amount of Education Debt Reduction Payments 
Under Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction 
Program.--Subsection (d) of section 7683 of such title is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(d) Maximum Amount.--The total amount payable to a participant in 
the Education Debt Reduction Program for any year may not exceed the 
amount of the principal and interest on loans referred to in subsection 
(a) that is paid by the individual during such year.''.
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