[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 863 Referred in House (RFH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 863


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2019

             Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of 
           podiatrists 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. CLARIFICATION OF GRADE AND PAY OF PODIATRISTS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Grade.--The list in section 7404(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``PODIATRIC SURGEON (DPM)'' and inserting 
        ``PODIATRIST''; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to ``Physician and 
        surgeon grade.'' the following new item:
    ``Podiatrist grade.''.
    (b) Pay.--
            (1) In general.--Section 7431 of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``physician and dentist'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``physician, podiatrist, 
                and dentist'';
                    (B) by striking ``physicians and dentists'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``physicians, 
                podiatrists, and dentists'';
                    (C) by striking ``physician or dentist'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``physician, podiatrist, or 
                dentist'';
                    (D) by striking ``physicians or dentists'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``physicians, 
                podiatrists, or dentists'';
                    (E) by striking ``Physician and Dentist'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Physician, Podiatrist, 
                and Dentist''; and
                    (F) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by inserting 
                ``podiatrists and'' before ``dentists.''.
            (2) Administrative matters.--Section 7433 of such title is 
        amended by striking ``physicians and dentists'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``physicians, podiatrists, and 
        dentists''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading of subchapter III of 
        chapter 74 of such title is amended by inserting ``, 
        PODIATRISTS,'' after ``PHYSICIANS''.
            (4) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following 
        new item:

   ``subchapter iii--pay for physicians, podiatrists, and dentists''.

            (5) Technical amendment.--Section 7433 of such title is 
        further amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b);
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting ``The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                        subsection (b); and
                    (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``In prescribing'' and 
                        inserting ``Recommendations and Views.--In 
                        prescribing''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``this paragraph'' and 
                        inserting ``this subsection''.

            Passed the Senate March 25, 2019.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.